95% Rolling Along in Mesopotamia

(a)   is mentioned as having a significant impact on people's lives.

• The computer
• The telephone
• The wheel
• The airplane

Where is modern-day Mesopotamia located?

• Egypt

• Iran

• Iraq

• Turkey

What was the largest city in Mesopotamia?

• Babylon

• Uruk

• Nineveh

• Sumer

What did metalworkers in Mesopotamia create?

• Wooden tools

• Stone tools

• Elaborate works of art

• Paper scrolls

How did people living along the rivers solve the problem of transporting large loads?

• Using carts

• Using boats

• Using animals

• Using sleds

What inspired the Mesopotamians to create a device for moving loads across the ground?

• The shape of a tree trunk

• The design of a potter's wheel

• The movement of water

• The flight of birds

When did the first venture in wheeled transport appear?

• 3000 BCE

• 2500 BCE

• 3500 BCE

• 4000 BCE

Match the following purposes with their corresponding grooves in the rollers:

• Grooves designed for aesthetic purposes

• To make the rollers lighter

• Grooves designed to reduce weight

• To decorate the rollers

• Grooves designed to secure containers

• To keep the containers in place

• Grooves designed to increase speed

• To make the rollers faster

(a)   civilization created a wheelbarrow using just one wheel.

• The Romans
• The Greeks
• The Egyptians
• The Chinese

What should you think of the next time you open the door to accept a pizza delivery?

• The delivery person

• The ancient Mesopotamians

• The pizza company

• The invention of the wheel