WorksheetsMesopotamian Art and Inventions #1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The ziggurat in an example of
a)
architecture
b)
agriculture
c)
philosophy
d)
government
2.
The wheel was a Mesopotamian development that was helpful for all of the following except....
a)
cart
b)
wheel
c)
plow
d)
pottery
3.
This is an example of _____. Be careful! Pick the best answer!
a)
a scibe
b)
cuneiform
c)
cuneiform tablet
d)
letters
4.
This invention was based on the factor of _____(#).
a)
60
b)
70
c)
12
d)
16
5.
The Assyrians came up with this type of art?
a)
mosaic
b)
relief
c)
dramatic
d)
impressionism
6.
This piece of art is made of little pieces to make a larger image. What type of art is this image?
a)
relief
b)
mosaic
c)
painting
d)
calligraphy
7.
The ________ came up with beautiful purple dyed fabric. They were able to use this discovery to trade with other civilizations.
a)
Sumerians
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Chaldeans
d)
Babylonians
8.
This sculpture represent which ruler?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Nebuchadnezzar II
9.
Most art during the Sumerians time period included which one of the following topics?
a)
slavery
b)
government
c)
food
d)
religious ideals
10.
Mesopotamian statues were made of all of the following EXCEPT _______.
a)
wood
b)
clay
c)
glass
d)
rock
11.
Gods were thought to have lived in the _________.
a)
palace
b)
shrine
c)
statue
d)
gardens
12.
People left small statues in the ziggurat to
a)
please and pray to the gods
b)
ask for forgiveness
c)
get food
d)
because the gods told them to do so.
13.
Medicine was made out of things like ____.
a)
bats, wings of newt, eggs
b)
goats, bulls, and oxen
c)
milk, turtle shells, salt, and figs
d)
gold, lapis, pearls
14.
How many units were in a Mesopotamian foot of measurement?
a)
10
b)
12
c)
15
d)
60
15.
Mesopotamian pottery makers were known for make more quantity than
a)
design
b)
quality
c)
purpose
d)
size
16.
If you could go back to Mesopotamian time, you would see someone playing all of the following instruments but....
a)
tambourines
b)
drums
c)
lyres
d)
bells
17.
Cuneiform was written with a .....
a)
pencil
b)
stylus
c)
stick
d)
staph
18.
This image is an example of _______.
a)
gods
b)
cuneiform
c)
Assyrian alphabet
d)
Phoenicians alphabet
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