Mesopotamia Mastery Quiz

What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?

• Land of the Rivers

• Land between the Rivers

• Land of the Kings

• Land of the Sun

Which two rivers is Mesopotamia located between?

• Nile and Euphrates

• Indus and Ganges

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Amazon and Nile

What is the name of the earliest known civilization in Mesopotamia?

• The Babylonians

• The Assyrians

• The Sumerians

• The Akkadians

Which of the following was invented by the Sumerians?

• The compass

• The wheel

• Gunpowder

• The telescope

What is cuneiform?

• A type of currency

• A Mesopotamian god

• A system of writing

• A building material

Who was Hammurabi?

• A Sumerian god

• A famous Mesopotamian architect

• The creator of the first alphabet

• A Babylonian king known for his code of laws

What was the Ziggurat?

• A type of chariot

• A Mesopotamian temple

• A form of currency

• A musical instrument

Which of the following crops was NOT grown in Mesopotamia?

• Barley

• Wheat

• Rice

• Dates

What was the primary purpose of the Code of Hammurabi?

• To establish a new religion

• To promote trade with neighboring regions

• To provide laws and punishments

• To declare war on rival cities

How did the Mesopotamians irrigate their crops?

• By praying for rain

• Using aqueducts

• By diverting river water through canals

• By carrying water in buckets