WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 24mins
Early Mesopotamian farmers had to deal with _____________ and _____________.
blizzards and hurricanes
droughts/floods
mudslides/tornadoes
tornadoes/mudslides
The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on
The number 60
The cycles of the moon
The Roman Calendar
The geometry of the wheel
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
artisans
scribes
head of households
merchants
Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled
artisans
merchants
slaves
priests
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
scribe
cradle
Gilgamesh
ziggurat
Sumerians invented ______.
paper money
compass
wheel
gunpowder
Complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing
city-states
empire
Mesopotamia
civilization
Which of the following statements is true about the Epic of Gilgamesh?
It was first recorded about 1,000 years ago.
It is a summary of economic transactions.
It originated in Egypt.
It is the worlds oldest known story
Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?
Akkadians
Sumerian
Hitittes
Chaldeans
The first Sumerian kings were probably
artisans
farmers
scribes
war heroes
This person created
the first known empire
Nabuchenedzar
Nabupolasar
Hammurabi
Sargon
