Quiz on Ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Mesopotamia was located between which two rivers?

• Nile and Amazon

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Ganges and Indus

• Mississippi and Missouri

How many years ago did hunter-gatherers settle in Mesopotamia?

• 500

• 1200

• 12000

• 5000

How did the surrounding rivers help Mesopotamia?

• Provided water for farming

• Destroyed crops

• Caused frequent floods

• Made travel difficult

What period marks the end of the Stone Ages?

• Bronze Age

• Iron Age

• Copper Age

• Gold Age

Why did they need governments in Mesopotamia?

• To build monuments

• To organize people and keep laws

• To explore new lands

• To trade with other cities

What was the name of the world’s oldest known advanced civilization?

• Egypt

• Sumer

• Indus Valley

• China

How did the city-states of Sumer interact with each other?

• They ignored each other

• They traded with each other

• They fought constantly

• They had no contact

Which empire lived north of Sumer and eventually took control of all city-states?

• Egyptians

• Babylonians

• Akkadians

• Persians

What different groups of society made up the pyramid of social hierarchy in Sumer?

• Farmers, Merchants, Warriors

• Kings, Priests, Commoners, Slaves

• Nobles, Artisans, Traders

• Scholars, Soldiers, Peasants

How did these people write during this time?

• Hieroglyphics on papyrus

• Cuneiform on clay tablets

• Alphabet on parchment

• Symbols on stone