WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
Which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name?
a)
the Fertile Crescent and the Mediterranean Sea
b)
the Taurus and Zagros Mountains
c)
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
d)
Which
2.
Which of the following best describes cuneiform?
a)
a form of writing using picture symbols
b)
a form of writing using wedge-shaped symbols
c)
a form of writing using complex ideas
3.
The Fertile Crescent got its name because it
a)
has rich, fertile, soil and is shaped like a moon
b)
produces less food than any other region in the world
c)
extends between two major rivers, the Nile and the Ganges
4.
The first person to have a permanent army, and establish the world's first empire, was
a)
Hammurabi
b)
Sargon
c)
Nebuchadnezzar
5.
Mesopotamia means
a)
land of plenty
b)
land around the rivers
c)
land between the rivers
6.
_____________ were people who performed religious ceremonies.
a)
priests
b)
emperor
c)
ziggurat
7.
_______________ was a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life.
a)
epics
b)
city-state
c)
Hammurabi's Code
8.
Polytheism means the worship of
a)
one god
b)
many gods
9.
Which river valley civilization is Mesopotamia?
a)
purple
b)
orange
c)
pink
d)
yellow
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