Ancient Mesopotamia Quiz

What is the term for a system of writing used in ancient Mesopotamia, characterized by its wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Alphabet

• Pictographs

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the belief in or worship of more than one god called?

• Monotheistic

• Atheistic

• Polytheistic

• Agnostic

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What term describes a social system in which men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property?

• Matriarchal

• Patriarchal

• Egalitarian

• Democratic

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the term for a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority?

• Anarchy

• Hierarchy

• Democracy

• Communism

What is the term for a writing system that uses wedge-shaped characters?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Alphabet

• Pictographs

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the term for a writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Alphabet

• Pictographs

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is Mesopotamia known as?

• The land of mountains

• The land of deserts

• The land between two rivers

• The land of forests

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What did the Sumerian city-states frequently do?

• Trade with each other

• Fight each other

• Form alliances

• Ignore each other

What did the Sumerians build to worship their gods?

• Pyramids

• Ziggurats

• Shrines

• Altars

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the punishment for a judge who makes an error in his decision through his own fault?

• He is fined.

• He is put to death.

• He is publicly removed from the judge's bench.

• He is exiled.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1