World History - Ancient Mesopotamia Article Questions

Which two rivers is Mesopotamia located between?

• Nile and Amazon

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Ganges and Yangtze

• Mississippi and Missouri

What is Mesopotamia often called due to its historical significance?

• The Land of Kings

• The Cradle of Civilization

• The Birthplace of Democracy

• The Home of the Brave

Around what year did early settlers begin to establish villages in Mesopotamia?

• 2000 BC

• 3000 BC

• 4000 BC

• 5000 BC

What type of government structure did the Sumerians have?

• Democracy

• City-states

• Empires

• Kingdoms

Which god was considered the father of gods and the sky in Sumerian religion?

• Enlil

• Anu

• Utu

• Nanna

Who was the Akkadian ruler that conquered Sumer?

• Hammurabi

• Gilgamesh

• Sargon

• Nebuchadnezzar

What language became primary under the Akkadian rule?

• Sumerian

• Akkadian

• Babylonian

• Assyrian

What was one of the new ideas that emerged in Mesopotamian cities to maintain order?

• Democracy

• Government

• Anarchy

• Feudalism

What was the most powerful city in Mesopotamian history?

• Uruk

• Nineveh

• Babylon

• Akkad

Who created the Babylonian laws?

• King Ashurbanipal

• King Hammurabi

• Cyrus the Great

• Sargon of Akkad