
Ancient Mesopotamia Quiz
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The name Mesopotamia means .
the land between two rivers
the land between two mountain ranges
the land between two seas
the land between two deserts
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was King Sargon’s influence on the Sumerians?
He encouraged fighting because he preferred being in battle.
He enslaved anyone who participated in war.
He stopped the fighting and chose leaders whom he trusted to keep the peace.
He blocked all outside trade and therefore stopped all fighting.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
After reading the section “Prosperity and Advancement,” what can you conclude about Mesopotamia?
Times of peace allowed people in Mesopotamia to create new systems, such as a mail system.
Money made during wartimes helped to create a numerical place system.
The people of Mesopotamia resettled in new places based on an increase in trade routes.
During times of peace, there was little money for the people, so leaders encouraged war.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Uruk was where Mesopotamian pictographs first appeared. Pictographs are used .
as places of worship
as tools to make weapons
to represent words and ideas
to bring water to crops
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following jobs were open to Sumerian women?
priestess
business owner
physician
All of the above
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why was the Gutian rule of Sumer known as the Dark Age of Mesopotamia?
A large sandstorm blocked the Sun, and all the crops died.
Many people were enslaved and lost their homes and families.
The land and canals were not taken care of, and many people starved.
All the artwork was destroyed, and people were not allowed to be creative.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Mesopotamia was located .
where the United States is now
where Greece, Italy, and Spain are now
where Egypt is now
where Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Kuwait are now
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