Middle East Quiz

What is an independent region around an urban center with its own ruler called?

• City state

• Empire

• Province

• Kingdom

What is the wedge-shaped writing pressed in clay used by ancient Mesopotamians known as?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Alphabet

• Pictographs

What is a set of rules or laws referred to as?

• Constitution

• Code

• Charter

• Edict

What is a Muslim place of worship called?

• Temple

• Synagogue

• Mosque

• Church

What is a pyramid-shaped temple built to honor and communicate to gods called?

• Pyramid

• Ziggurat

• Pagoda

• Stupa

Where do the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers end?

• The mountains in Iran

• The Persian Gulf

• An oasis in Saudi Arabia

• The mountains in Eastern Turkey

Which of the following is a writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Latin

• Cyrillic

What is a ziggurat?

• A type of ancient ship

• A form of ancient writing

• A temple tower of ancient Mesopotamia

• A type of ancient weapon

What is the term for a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water?

• Peninsula

• Island

• Isthmus

• Archipelago

Seismic activity can be characterized as all of the following EXCEPT

• tsunami

• earthquakes

• floods

• volcanic eruptions