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Worksheets6th Grade Ch. 2 Mesopotamia
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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1.
Mesopotamia was located along land between
a)
the Nile and Euphrates Rivers.
b)
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
c)
the Red Sea and the Tigris River.
d)
the Nile and Tigris Rivers.
2.
Separate city-states developed in Sumer because the cities were
a)
separated by long distances.
b)
united under one government.
c)
destroyed by Ur.
d)
often destroyed by floods.
3.
Babylon was a crossroads of trade because of its location
a)
near irrigation canals.
b)
on the Mediterranean Sea.
c)
on the Nile River.
d)
between cities to the south and north.
4.
In 612 B.C., the Assyrians were conquered by
a)
the Babylonians and the Chaldeans.
b)
the Israelites and the Medes.
c)
the Medes and the Chaldeans.
d)
the Medes and the Sumerians.
5.
Which of the following was the first written set of laws?
a)
the Epic of Gilgamesh
b)
the Ziggurat of Ur
c)
Hammurabi's Code
d)
the Ten Commandments
6.
Where did writing first develop?
a)
Assyria
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Phoenicia
d)
Canaan
7.
One important advantage of the Phoenician alphabet was
a)
it was only used by the scribes.
b)
all the people learned to read and write the symbols.
c)
it used only 100 symbols.
d)
it was simpler than cuneiform.
8.
The Phoenicians helped spread civilization throughout the Mediterranean area by
a)
using ships to trade goods with other peoples.
b)
telling tales of monsters that lived in the ocean.
c)
conquering all the lands west of the Persian Gulf.
d)
controlling the supply of a valuable purple dye.
9.
What did the Babylonians and Israelites have in common?
a)
The both looked for a trade route to the New World.
b)
They both conquered the Phoenicians.
c)
They both lived according to a code of laws.
d)
The both destroyed the city of Tyre.
10.
Symbols for writing that represent sounds are called a(n)
a)
alphabet.
b)
cuneiform.
c)
covenant.
d)
famine.
11.
A group of traders traveling together is called a(n)
a)
empire.
b)
code.
c)
caravan.
d)
myth.
12.
Often, many people starve during a period of
a)
exile.
b)
empire.
c)
famine.
d)
covenant.
13.
In Mesopotamia, people eventually combined symbols into a script known as
a)
exile.
b)
cuneiform.
c)
empire.
d)
famine.
14.
A traditional story, or ? sometimes tells a legend that explains people's beliefs.
a)
code
b)
covenant
c)
hyperbole
d)
myth
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