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WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
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1.
Which is the correct order of states in Mesopotamia?
a)
Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians
b)
Babylonians, Hittites, Assyrians, Sumerians
c)
Akkadians, Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians
d)
Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Akkadians
2.
Hammurabi's Code was a system of laws that helped
a)
bring equality to social classes.
b)
increase the strength of the military.
c)
maintain order and unity in the region.
d)
build irrigation throughout the region.
3.
Which two rivers does Mesopotamia lie between?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Euphrates and Tiber
c)
Yangtze and Huang He
d)
Tiber and Nile
4.
Sargon maintained order and supervised his regions by...
a)
traveling with his armies and demanding food and support.
b)
building walls and moats around the Akkadian empire.
c)
controlling the Mediterranean Sea and North African sea lanes.
d)
writing his commandments and laws throughout Mesopotamia.
5.
Ziggurats were built to-
a)
bury dead pharoahs.
b)
Worship gods.
c)
buy and sell commodities.
d)
stage outdoor plays.
6.
The Assyrians were primarily known and respected for all of the following EXCEPT --
a)
Use of iron weapons
b)
Swift, horse-drawn chariots
c)
Vast libraries
d)
Building a beautiful capital in Babylon
7.
Which of the following is a similarity between the Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians?
a)
Reliance on a bureaucracy of officials to administer the land
b)
Use of iron technology
c)
Organization as city-states
d)
Development of democratic practices that represented all males
8.
All of the following were reasons why the Sumerian city-states were vulnerable to attack EXCEPT --
a)
Mesopotamia is a flat land with few natural barriers.
b)
They were divided and involved in constant warfare.
c)
Wealth in the cities attracted invaders.
d)
They relied on monarchs with absolute authority to bring order to the entire region.
9.
Gilgamesh sought to find the secret to
a)
absolute power.
b)
eternal friendship.
c)
eternal life.
d)
endless wealth.
10.
Which empire controlled the most land in Mesopotamia?
a)
Sumerians
b)
Akkadians
c)
Babylonians
d)
Assyrians
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