Ancient Mesopotamia Summary Quiz

Where did the earliest known civilization develop?

• In the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• Along the Nile River

• In the Indus Valley

• In the Yellow River Valley

What was one of the main reasons farming villages began to develop around 4000 B.C.E.?

• The discovery of gold

• The use of floodwaters to irrigate the land

• The invention of the wheel

• The development of writing

What did Sumerian cities develop into?

• Empires

• Kingdoms

• City-states

• Villages

What type of religion did the people in Sumerian city-states practice?

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Atheism

• Animism

What was the world's oldest story written by the Sumerians?

• The Iliad

• The Odyssey

• The Epic of Gilgamesh

• The Aeneid

Who conquered the Sumerian city-states around 2340 B.C.E.?

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Cyrus the Great

Which empire was known for creating a collection of laws called the Code of Hammurabi?

• The Assyrian Empire

• The Akkadian Empire

• The Babylonian Empire

• The Persian Empire

How did the Assyrians treat the people they conquered?

• Kindly

• Harshly

• Indifferently

• Generously

What was the capital of the Assyrian Empire?

• Babylon

• Nineveh

• Ur

• Sumer

Who modeled their culture on the culture of the Babylonians?

• The Persians

• The Assyrians

• The Egyptians

• The Greeks