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WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
2.
To create the farming surplus necessary for a civilization to develop, the two rivers of the Fertile Crescent provided
a)
They were artisans
b)
They were farmers
c)
They were traders
d)
They were government officials
3.
When Hammurabi came to power, he established what was known as
a)
Akkadian Empire
b)
Babylonian Empire
c)
Chaldean Empire
d)
Persian Empire
4.
Sumerians were
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polotheistic
5.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cunieform
b)
Hieroglyphzs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
6.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
7.
When the Akkadians conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created
a)
empire
b)
huge city-state
c)
nation
d)
democracy
8.
In the Sumerian form of writing,
a)
paper made of linen was stretched over wet clay
b)
sharpened reeds made wedge shaped marks on paper made from papyrus
c)
symbols that looked like animals were drawn on clay tablets
d)
harpened reeds made wedge-shaped marks on wet clay
9.
Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
a)
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
b)
t was used by many later civilizations as a model
c)
It treated all people the same under the law.
d)
It was carved in stone.
10.
The Fertile Crescent....
a)
was a large geographical region
b)
stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
c)
was the location where the earliest civilization started
d)
all of these
11.
High crop yields in ancient Mesopotamia contributed most directly to the development of
a)
metal tools
b)
irrigation systems
c)
a division of labor/social classes
d)
a network of roads
12.
The word "Mesopotamia" means
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
land in the middle of the desert
c)
land between the rivers
d)
land north of the sea
13.
What is the name of the earliest piece of written literature that still survives today?
a)
The epic of Gilgamesh
b)
The Ballad of the Babylonian Wars
c)
The Elegy of Enkidu
d)
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
14.
Which of the following facts serves as evidence that the Mesopotamians were polytheists?
a)
Mesopotamian government was centered within each city state
b)
Goods in India and Egypt were brought to Mesopotamia by traders
c)
The Sumerian story about the Great Flood is similar to the Bible story about Noah's Ark.
d)
the city of Ur had temples dedicated to worshiping the goddess Ishtar and the god Enki.
15.
Which of these is NOT a similarity between our modern civilization and ancient Mesopotamian civilization?
a)
organized government
b)
specilization
c)
socail classes
d)
natural barriers
16.
a traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people or something in the natural world
a)
myth
b)
epic
c)
silt
d)
monotheism
17.
Land between two rivers
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
city-state
c)
empire
d)
Mesopotamia
18.
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the tops, has many terraces
a)
pyramid
b)
ziggurat
c)
Ishtar
d)
battering ram
19.
writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
a)
writing
b)
monotheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
fertile crescent
20.
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
a)
city-state
b)
province
c)
empire
d)
Mesopotamia
21.
a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
a)
city-state
b)
province
c)
empire
d)
Mesopotamia
22.
a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
polytheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
irrigation
23.
What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris and Nile
b)
Tigris and Amazon
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Euphrates and Mississippi
24.
What were the rivers effect on people?
a)
provided fertile soil
b)
killed crops
c)
they were calming
d)
were pretty to look at
25.
Why was writing first invented?
a)
for texting
b)
to write stories
c)
for fun
d)
to keep records
26.
Difference/connection between an empire and a province
a)
empire made of up provinces
b)
provinces are made up of empires
27.
What materials did the scribes of Mesopotamia use to write on and with?
a)
paper and pencil
b)
clay and pens
c)
clay and stylus
d)
paper and stylus
28.
Who united Sumer’s city-states to form Babylonia?
a)
Sumerians
b)
Nebuchadnezzar
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Mr. Sharples
29.
What was the purpose of irrigation?
a)
keep crops dry
b)
to provide water to crops
c)
provide indoor plumbing
d)
give people drinking water
30.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
31.
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the tops, has many terraces
a)
pyramid
b)
ziggurat
c)
Ishtar
d)
battering ram
32.
writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
a)
writing
b)
monotheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
fertile crescent
33.
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
a)
city-state
b)
province
c)
empire
d)
Mesopotamia
34.
a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
a)
city-state
b)
province
c)
empire
d)
Mesopotamia
35.
King Hammurabi was best known for what?
a)
The Hanging Gardens
b)
Owning Slaves
c)
Ruling the First Empire
d)
Writting down Laws
36.
What is polytheism?
a)
Believing in no god
b)
Believing in more than one god.
c)
Believing that there is one god.
d)
Not being sure is there is a god.
37.
Why were scribes so important?
a)
Ruled the empire
b)
Made goods that could be traded
c)
Protect the empire from invasion
d)
Recorded daily events
38.
In Mesopotamia, floods deposited silt which made the soil ______________.
a)
Rocky
b)
Sandy
c)
Fertile
d)
Barren
39.
Who developed the first empire of Mesopotamia?
a)
Hammurabi
b)
Ashurbanipal
c)
Nabopolassar
d)
Sargon
40.
Who would have the following responsibilities? lead an army, enforce the laws, have temples built
a)
priest
b)
council
c)
scribe
d)
king
41.
A blue stone called lapis lazuli, used on the Standard of Ur, came from far beyond the Zagros Mountains. This shows that the city-states of Sumer engaged in
a)
trade
b)
mining
c)
agriculture
d)
jewelry-making
42.
Which of the following is not a way to identify Mesopotamia
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
Cradle of Civilization
c)
Land Between Two Rivers
d)
Land Between the Deserts
43.
Each Sumerian city-state was considered a state in itself, with its own god and government.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Which of the following inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?
a)
the wheel
b)
the plow
c)
the arch
d)
the chariot
45.
Complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing
a)
irrigation
b)
city-state
c)
civilization
d)
state
46.
Writing developed because people had to keep track of
a)
history
b)
myths
c)
beliefs
d)
trade
47.
Hammurabi's Code of Laws can be summed up by
a)
Pay the price
b)
An eye for an eye
c)
Democracy
d)
Republic
48.
A conquered group of city-states could be called
a)
empire
b)
regional
c)
physical conquest
d)
priest-king
49.
Which of the following is a major factor of Hammurabi's laws?
a)
code was the first set of laws to apply to everyone
b)
code was the first set of laws to apply to lower class
c)
laws could be changed by priests
d)
laws - over 500
50.
What river or rivers were important to the civilizations of Mesopotamia?
a)
Nile River
b)
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
c)
Amazon River
d)
Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
51.
What was the first human civilization formed?
a)
Sumer
b)
Babylonia
c)
Assyria
d)
Greek
52.
River Valleys were a good place for civilizations to grow because they offered
a)
religion
b)
rich soils for agriculture
c)
government
d)
401k's
53.
A ziggurat is?
a)
A war tactic
b)
A writing system
c)
A Temple
d)
A Sumerian chariot
54.
What were their homes made of?
a)
Tents made from animal hides
b)
Wood
c)
Stone
d)
Sun-dried bricks
55.
How did the Sumerians solve the problem of flooding?
a)
They rotated farming with nomadic herding.
b)
They used gated ditches and levees.
c)
They built terraces on the mountains.
d)
They diverted the flow of the rivers into other areas.
56.
The system of levees and canals used to divert water to crops is called __.
a)
Irrigation
b)
Agriculture
c)
specialization
d)
ziggurats
57.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
58.
Above is a picture of _______
a)
A stele containing Hammurabi's Code
b)
The first written cuneiform
c)
a Neolithic cave painting
d)
a scene from the Epic of Gilgamesh
59.
Which civilization created the Hanging Gardens ?
a)
Chaldean
b)
Akkadian
c)
Phoenician
d)
Asssyrian
60.
Which civilization created the worlds first empire and was led by Sargon the Great?
a)
Chaldeans
b)
Assyrians
c)
Akkadians
d)
Phoencians
61.
Which civilization created the worlds first code of laws?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Akkadians
d)
Assyrians
62.
Which civilization was led by a fierce army of "assasins" and also burnt Babylon after conquering the city state?
a)
Assyrians
b)
Babylonians
c)
Phoencians
d)
Akkadians
63.
Which empire was known for creating the worlds first phonetic alphabet?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Assyrianns
c)
Phoenicans
d)
Chaldeans
64.
Which civilization was known as a trading empire and for their purple cloth dye?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Akkadians
d)
Chaldeans
65.
This is a map of the _________Empire.
a)
Phoenician
b)
Assyrian
c)
Babylonian
d)
Chaldean
66.
Which statement about Hunter Gatherer societies are true?
a)
women mostly hunted and men mostly gathered
b)
they moved to follow large herds of animals
c)
they were first found in Asia but migrated to America
d)
the Ice Age caused humans to be extinct
67.
On what continent did human beings originate?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
North America
d)
Australia
68.
A human skeleton would be classified as a ________________
a)
artifact
b)
fossil
69.
An arrowhead used by ancient hunter gatherers would be classified as a ____________________
a)
artifact
b)
fossil
70.
The number of hunting and gathering societies decreased because ______________
a)
people learned to grow crops
b)
Ice Age made hunting too hard
c)
the number of animals greatly decreased
d)
animal predators became too strong
71.
How did agriculture affect how humans spent their time?
a)
They lived day to day.
b)
People can only grow certain crops
c)
People had time to do other things
72.
when people focus working on a single job or activity
a)
surplus
b)
specialization
c)
technology
d)
practice
73.
having more than what is needed
a)
prehistory
b)
surplus
c)
Bronze Age
d)
agriculture
74.
What method did communities use that assured of more animal products to eat?
a)
surplus
b)
crop rotation
c)
specialization
d)
domestication
75.
How did bronze improve human life?
a)
It was stronger than gold, copper, or tin.
b)
Bronze was made into jewelry.
c)
It was traded with other communities.
d)
It was malleable enough to be shaped into better weapons and tools.
76.
When you tame the behavior of plants or animals you are
a)
domesticating
b)
revolutionizing
c)
complicating
d)
originating
77.
Another word for farming is agriculture.
a)
True
b)
False
78.
Which of the following is a reason why man domesticated the dog?
a)
companionship
b)
hunting/herding
c)
protection
d)
all of the above
79.
A person with no settled home is a
a)
wanderer
b)
homeless person
c)
nomad
d)
specialist
80.
Paleolithic people would most likely to do which of the following?
a)
build permanent homes
b)
plant their own crops
c)
trade with other settlements
d)
make simple tools like stone axes
81.
What is the term we use to describe the discovery and implementation of farming into human civilization?
a)
The Agricultural Revolution
b)
The Paleolithic Era
c)
The Growing Age
d)
The Grain Production Cycle
82.
What was the most important and long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people’s lives?
a)
People began eating wild grains.
b)
The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities.
c)
People completely stopped hunting and gathering.
d)
New types of stone tools were made.
83.
Why do some historians consider the development of agriculture the most important event in history?
a)
It led to more complex cultures.
b)
It led to more intelligent humans.
c)
It led to a less violent lifestyle for humans.
d)
It led to the less harmful use of the environment.
84.
How did the domestication of animals and plants lead to the development of permanent settlements?
a)
People needed to share food supplies when crops failed.
b)
People needed to work together to tend crops and animals.
c)
People needed to stay in one place to raise crops and animals.
d)
People needed the skills of a variety of individuals to produce food.
85.
Where did the first civilizations arise?
a)
In the Mountains
b)
Along the Coastlines
c)
In River Valleys
d)
In Deserts
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