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WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The first civilizations arose in__________ because the conditions for farming were good.
a)
mountains
b)
deserts
c)
river valleys
d)
none of the above
2.
How did city-states irrigate their crops?
a)
they built walls, waterways , and ditches
b)
they built underground irrigation systems
c)
they used sprinklers
d)
they relied on rain
3.
What was the name of the Sumerian system of writing?
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
cuneiform
c)
Sanskrit
d)
pictographs
4.
How did the development of agriculture allow civilizations to move beyond just living day to day with enough food to eat?
a)
more steady food supply with food surplus
b)
larger populations
c)
trade and specialization
d)
all of the above
5.
As villages grew and supported larger and more permanent populations______emerged.
a)
cities
b)
dictators
c)
religion
d)
irrigation
6.
The Mesopotamia River Valley was located between the ________and________ Rivers.
a)
Nile and Euphrates
b)
Nile and Tigres
c)
Tigres and Euphrates
d)
Euphrates and Huang He
7.
_________________ was the king responsible for his written set of laws.
a)
Sargon
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Nebuchadnezzar
d)
David
8.
Gilgamesh is the king of
a)
Uruk
b)
Sumer
c)
Tigris
d)
Egypt
9.
Gilgamesh's friend and sidekick
a)
Miso
b)
Enkidu
c)
Gilligan
d)
Humbaba
10.
Gilgamesh is most unusual because he is
a)
strong
b)
tall
c)
handsome
d)
2/3s god, 1/3 man
11.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
a)
story of Babylonian empire's creation by the gods
b)
written language of Babylonian Empire
c)
collection of written laws from the Babylonian Empire
d)
book describing warfare from the Babylonian Empire
12.
What did Hammurabi do with the code of laws to make sure everyone knew of them?
a)
He had scribes write and display them for all to see
b)
He required fathers to teach the code to their children
c)
He had teachers make students memorize them
d)
He required priests to pray them to the gods as worship
13.
The kingdom ruled by Hammurabi was called
a)
Meopotamia
b)
Rome
c)
Syria
d)
Babylonia
14.
If you were from a lower class in Mesopotamia, you were not as protected from the laws as someone from a higher class.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Hammurabi's Code of Laws' punishment was too easy on people.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What were the flat topped pyramid shaped brick towers used in ancient Mesopotamia religion called?
a)
temples
b)
ziggurats
c)
churches
d)
praymids
17.
What did ancient Sumerians worship?
a)
statues
b)
many gods
c)
money
d)
priests
18.
What is the name of the religious temples of ancient Mesopotamia?
a)
irrigation
b)
land between the rivers
c)
ziggurats
d)
Sumer
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