Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 104
Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
2.
Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called
a)
Priests
b)
Artisans
c)
Scribes
d)
Heros
3.
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
4.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
5.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
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 under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first
a)
empire
b)
huge city-state
c)
nation
d)
democracy
8.
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.
9.
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
10.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
11.
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
a)
artisans
b)
scribes
c)
heads of households
d)
merchants
12.
What was the main religion of the Sumerians?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Christianity
c)
Polytheism
d)
Judaism
13.
Why was Sargon important?
a)
He united Babylon to create the first empire
b)
He united Mesopotamia and created the first Empire
c)
He united Mesopotamia and made the first civilization
d)
He united Babylon and created the first civilization
14.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
15.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Sumer
16.
Rule by one person, a king or queen
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Theorcracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
17.
Curved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
silt
d)
Babylon
18.
Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.
a)
business class
b)
lower class
c)
middle class
d)
upper class
19.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
20.
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
21.
Sumer was mainly made up of..
a)
City States
b)
An empire
c)
Villages
d)
Farms
22.
group of states under one ruler
a)
epic
b)
leeve
c)
empire
d)
culture
23.
long peotic composition centered on a hero's achievements and life events
a)
reign
b)
empire
c)
cuunneiform
d)
epic
24.
a person who writes documents by hand to keep track of information
a)
cunneiform
b)
ziggurat
c)
scribe
d)
reign
25.
sumerian writing made up of wedge shapes and placed on clay tablets
a)
ziggurat
b)
cuneiform
c)
leeve
d)
scribe
26.
temple in the middle of a sumerian city
a)
ziggurat
b)
city-state
c)
epic
d)
leeve
27.
The resource for which Phoenicia was well known was
a)
iron ore
b)
cedar wood
c)
fertile soil
d)
gold and silver
28.
Each Sumerian city-state was considered a state in itself, with its own god and government.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Which of the following inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?
a)
the wheel
b)
the plow
c)
the arch
d)
the chariot
30.
How was the Sumerian number system different from ours?
a)
The Sumerian system was based on 60; ours is based on 10
b)
The Sumerian system contained negative numbers; ours doesn't
c)
The Sumerian system could not be written down; ours can
d)
The Sumerian system could not be used to add and subtract; ours can
31.
Which group is at the bottom of Mesopotamian social hierarchy?
a)
Kings
b)
Scribes
c)
Artisans
d)
Slaves
32.
Which civilization utilized a strong military to maintain its power?
a)
Assyrian
b)
Sumerian
c)
Akkadian
d)
Babylonian
33.
Which civilization advanced astronomy and medicines?
a)
Sumerian
b)
Akkadian
c)
Babylonian
d)
Assyrian
34.
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
35.
Which king, built what structure now remembered as one of the Seven Wonders of the World?
a)
Hammurabi / Code of Law
b)
Nebuchadnezzar / Statute of Anu
c)
Nebuchadnezzar / Hanging Gardens
d)
Hammurabi / Garden of Stelas
36.
What is slit?
a)
furtile soil
b)
mud
c)
grass
d)
straw
37.
What was the highest social class?
a)
Priests
b)
Kings
c)
Slaves
d)
Senators
38.
What is polytheism?
a)
The worship of one god
b)
The worship of many gods
c)
The disbelieve of all religions
d)
The study of the stars
39.
What is a scribe?
a)
A song
b)
A writer
c)
A king
d)
A river
40.
What is a Cuneiform?
a)
A city
b)
A river
c)
A region
d)
The first writing systems
41.
What god did mesopotamians worship
a)
All three
b)
Anu - Sometimes called An, Anu was the god of the heavens and king of the gods
c)
Enlil - The god of air, wind, and storms, Enlil held the Tablets of Destiny
d)
Enki - Enki was the shaper of the world as well as god of wisdom, intellect, and magic
42.
What did the mesopotamian make their house out of
a)
Mud bricks
b)
Bricks, wood, and stone
43.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
44.
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
a)
artisans
b)
scribes
c)
heads of households
d)
merchants
45.
Wedge-shaped writing
a)
ziggurat
b)
silt
c)
irrigation
d)
cuneiform
46.
largest and most impressive temples
a)
ziggurat
b)
silt
c)
cuneiform
d)
Mesopotamia
47.
area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
a)
Ziggurat
b)
Silt
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Cuneiform
48.
A professional writer
a)
Sargon
b)
Nebuchadnezzar
c)
polytheism
d)
scribe
49.
Chaldean king who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
a)
Sargon
b)
Nebuchadnezzar
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Scribe
50.
He was known for writing a set of laws
a)
Nebuchadnezzar
b)
Sargon
c)
Scribe
d)
Hammurabi
51.
the worship of many gods
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
c)
multitheism
d)
tritheism
52.
In which area did one of the first civilizations settle?
a)
farmland on a mountain
b)
island in a gulf
c)
land between two rivers
d)
desert area
53.
What is the name of the area of arc-shaped land that was good for farming?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Fertile Arc
c)
Fertile Crescent
d)
Fertile Land Area
54.
Hammurabi's code was significant because
a)
it was part of the oral traditions of Babylonia
b)
For the first time, laws were written down
c)
Everyone in the ancient world followed it
d)
The laws applied to everyone equally
55.
_________ was first used in Mesopotamia, which helped give them a surplus of food.
a)
Wind
b)
Irrigation
c)
Sickles
d)
Shovels
56.
Each city-state had it's own ________.
a)
farms
b)
animals
c)
food
d)
government
57.
The _____ aided the people of the Fertile Crescent in trade.
a)
wheel
b)
donkey
c)
irrigation system
d)
coin
58.
Ur was an example of a _____ in Mesopotamia.
a)
village
b)
town
c)
city-state
d)
empire
59.
Because irrigation made farmers more productive, they produced a surplus. This led to
a)
division of labor
b)
an epic
c)
an empire
d)
a drought
60.
Which mountains are located a little north of Mesopotamia?
a)
Zagros Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
The Alps
d)
Rocky Mountains
61.
Why were scribes important people in Mesopotamia?
a)
They had acquired large amounts of land
b)
They refused to teach anyone else to read
c)
They negotiated treaties
d)
They kept records for the king.
62.
What attracted people to the Fertile Crescent?
a)
rich soil
b)
convenient navigation
c)
cool temperatures
d)
religious temples
63.
methods for watering crops
a)
silt
silt
silt
b)
irrigation
c)
cuneiform
d)
irrigation
64.
a mix of soil and rocks brought by rivers
a)
ziggurat
b)
silt
c)
irrigation
d)
cuneiform
65.
area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
a)
Ziggurat
b)
Silt
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Cuneiform
66.
He was ruler of the world's first empire
a)
Nebuchadnezzar
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Scribe
67.
How did early people in Mesopotamia make farming successful?
a)
they domesticated crops
b)
they waited for the rainy season
c)
they migrated
d)
they irrigated crops
68.
Which of the following was NOT part of the Sumerian civilization?
a)
worship of single god
b)
walls surrounding their city-states
c)
ziggurats
d)
mud-brick houses
69.
Which technology was developed by the peoples of Mesopotamia?
a)
steel plow blade
b)
system of writing
c)
class system
d)
farming
70.
The region of Mesopotamia is located in the present day country of...?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Syria
d)
Turkey
71.
The Mesopotamian civilization appears to have risen in the valley between what two rivers?
a)
Euphrates and Tigris
b)
Zagros and Taurus
c)
Tigris and Karun
d)
Ishtar and Tammuz
72.
A community of people becomes this when it develops a large population with high levels of cultural and technological development.
a)
civililization
b)
polytheism
c)
irrigation
d)
scribe
73.
Babylon became one of the most powerful _________ in Mesopotamia.
a)
irrigation
b)
scribe
c)
empire
d)
polytheism
74.
This was an area of land reaching up for Egypt and extending down into Iraq. It was an area where farming first developed and where the first towns were established.
a)
scribe
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
empire
d)
polytheism
75.
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the tops, has many terraces
a)
pyramid
b)
ziggurat
c)
Ishtar
d)
battering ram
76.
writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
a)
writing
b)
monotheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
fertile crescent
77.
What were the rivers effect on people?
a)
provided fertile soil
b)
killed crops
c)
they were calming
d)
were pretty to look at
78.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
79.
Sumerians were
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polotheistic
80.
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
81.
Mesopotamia is called the "cradle of civilization" because
a)
many ideas and inventions used by other later civilizations came from Mesopotamia
b)
it was the world's first civilization
c)
none of the above
d)
It was were most babies were born
82.
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
83.
Which problem did Mesopotamian's have to solve to protect their fields and homes?
a)
how to control flooding
b)
how to prevent wind erosion
c)
how to build bricks when they had no timber or stone
d)
how to defend against attacks from traders
84.
What did canals help with?
a)
Bringing a single ruler
b)
Decreasing the Population
c)
Controling Floods
d)
Bringing Drinking Water
85.
King Hammurabi was best known for what?
a)
The Hanging Gardens
b)
Owning Slaves
c)
Ruling the First Empire
d)
Writting down Laws
86.
After the rivers flooded a mixture of rich soil called ___________ covered the land and made it good for farming.
a)
Ziggurat
b)
Silt
c)
Polytheism
d)
Top Soil
87.
Gilgamesh is most unusual because he is
a)
strong
b)
tall
c)
handsome
d)
2/3s god, 1/3 man
88.
Gilgamesh is the king of
a)
Uruk
b)
Sumer
c)
Tigris
d)
Egypt
89.
What kingdom did Gilgamesh rule over?
a)
Sumaria
b)
Eden
c)
Uruk
d)
Egypt
90.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest tale ever told.
a)
True
b)
False
91.
A long poem about a hero and his culture and the history of a nation is called
a)
Epic
b)
Oral tradition
c)
Fresco
d)
Short story
92.
Which of the following ancient Sumerians most likely lived in two-story houses near the center of the city?
a)
fishermen
b)
merchants
c)
skilled metalworker
d)
government official
93.
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
94.
Who would have the following responsibilities? lead an army, enforce the laws, have temples built
a)
priest
b)
council
c)
scribe
d)
king
95.
Which of the following inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?
a)
the wheel
b)
the plow
c)
the arch
d)
the chariot
96.
Complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing
a)
irrigation
b)
city-state
c)
civilization
d)
state
97.
Which of the following is NOT a contribution of the Sumerians?
a)
sailboat
b)
wheel
c)
number system based on 60
d)
15-month calendar
98.
Which of the following was NOT a invention of the Mesopotamian civilization?
a)
sundial
b)
60-minute hour
c)
embalming
d)
plow
99.
What were their homes made of?
a)
Tents made from animal hides
b)
Wood
c)
Stone
d)
Sun-dried bricks
100.
The system of levees and canals used to divert water to crops is called __.
a)
Irrigation
b)
Agriculture
c)
specialization
d)
ziggurats
101.
In what way did Sumer differ from societies that came before it?
a)
Older societies cultivated corn; the Sumerians cultivated wheat
b)
Older societies had many gods; the Sumerians only worshipped one god
c)
Older societies were based on hunting and gathering; Sumerian society was based on agriculture
d)
Older societies warred with one another; Sumerian society was always at peace
102.
Which Sumerians worked atop ziggurats?
a)
Politicians
b)
Priests
c)
Military leaders
d)
Scribes
103.
In which modern region was Sumer located?
a)
The Middle East
b)
North Africa
c)
Southeast Asia
d)
Western Europe
104.
What is the best definition for the word "civilization?"
a)
An area with a literate population and an industrial economy
b)
A country whose people all speak the same language
c)
A society based on hunting and gathering
d)
A society with unique social, cultural, and political systems
Reset
