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Mesopotamia

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mesopotamia is the earliest known civilization and it developed between
a)
the Tiber and Euphrates River
b)
the Tigris and Euphrates River
c)
the Nile and Tigris River
d)
The Nile and Tiber River
2.

Early Mesopotamian farmers had to deal with _____________ and _____________.

a)

blizzards and hurricanes

b)

droughts/floods

c)

mudslides/tornadoes

d)

tornadoes/mudslides

3.
The people of Mesopotamia solved the problem of the uncontrolled water supply by developing
a)
filtration system
b)
farming system
c)
irrigation system
d)
desalinization system 
4.
City states went to war with one another over
a)
gold and slaves
b)
religion and politics
c)
resources and territory
d)
trade and agriculture
5.
What is polytheism?
a)
belief in more than one god
b)
belief in one god
c)
belief there is no god
6.
A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top is called a
a)
temple
b)
polytheism
c)
pyramid
d)
ziggurat
7.
Mesopotamian rivers were filled with ____________ which proved to be good soil for farming
a)
sand
b)
dirt
c)
silt
d)
rocks
8.
Sumerian writing was called
a)
hieroglyphics 
b)
cuneiform
c)
alphabet
d)
lexicon
9.
What does a scribe do for a living?
a)
cook
b)
paint
c)
fight
d)
write
10.
What is the name of the oldest known story?
a)
The Odyssey 
b)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
c)
The Epic of Mesopotamia
d)
The Iliad
11.
A payment made to a ruler as a sign of surrender
a)
tax
b)
contribution
c)
tribute
d)
donation
12.
A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
a)
kingdom
b)
city state
c)
empire
d)
province
13.
A territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
a)
city-state
b)
kingdom
c)
empire
d)
province
14.
A group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large group of camels
a)
caravan
b)
posse
c)
entourage
d)
security detail
15.
A person who studies planets and stars
a)
astrologer
b)
astronomer
c)
geographer
d)
anthropologist
16.

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

a)

The number 60

b)

The cycles of the moon

c)

The Roman Calendar

d)

The geometry of the wheel

17.

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

a)

artisans

b)

scribes

c)

head of households

d)

merchants

18.

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled

a)

artisans

b)

merchants

c)

slaves

d)

priests

19.

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

a)

scribe

b)

cradle

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

ziggurat

20.

Sumerians invented ______.

a)

paper money

b)

compass

c)

wheel

d)

gunpowder

21.

Complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

a)

city-states

b)

empire

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

civilization

22.

Which of the following statements is true about the Epic of Gilgamesh?

a)

It was first recorded about 1,000 years ago.

b)

It is a summary of economic transactions.

c)

It originated in Egypt.

d)

It is the worlds oldest known story

23.

Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?

a)

Akkadians

b)

Sumerian

c)

Hitittes

d)

Chaldeans

24.

The first Sumerian kings were probably

a)

artisans

b)

farmers

c)

scribes

d)

war heroes

25.

This person created

the first known empire

a)

Nabuchenedzar

b)

Nabupolasar

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Sargon