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WorksheetsMesopotamia + Egypt
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were the pharaohs considered?
a)
gods
b)
priests
c)
animals
2.
Pharaoh Hatshepsut was Egypt's first _____ pharaoh.
a)
atheist (one who does not believe in gods)
b)
female
c)
teenage
d)
Mesopotamian
3.
A Dynasty was
a)
is the longest river in the world
b)
a long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds
c)
a series of rulers from the same family
4.
Rosetta Stone
a)
notebook used to record Pharaoh
b)
stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics
c)
series of rulers from the same family
5.
Nile river is the...
a)
shortest river in the world
b)
longest river in the world
c)
only river that flows north to south
6.
What is the name of the long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds?
a)
scribe paper
b)
elite
c)
papyrus
7.
A delta is a...
a)
a marshy flatland
b)
a circular mouth of a river
c)
triangular deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river or inlet
8.
Polytheism is the belief in one God
a)
False
b)
True
9.
Monotheism is the belief in one God
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Pyramids were
a)
large tombs built in Ancient Egypt for pharaohs
b)
large tombs built in Ancient Egypt for woman only
c)
large tombs built in Ancient Egypt for their sphinxes
11.
An OBELISK was a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which way did the Nile flow?
a)
North to South
b)
South to North
13.
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social hierarchy?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
scribe
d)
merchant
14.
Egypt mostly has a _____ climate.
a)
Dry
b)
Windy
c)
Cold
d)
winter
15.
What continent is Egypt on?
a)
South America
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Asia
16.
A huge building with four sloping triangular-shaped walls
a)
pyramid
b)
stele
c)
obelisk
d)
pharaoh
17.
What large desert near is Egypt?
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Mediterranean Desert
c)
Nile Desert
d)
Egyptian Desert
18.
If I lived by the Nile River 3500 years ago, my writing system was
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Pictographs
c)
Hieroglyphics
d)
Papyrus
19.
an ancient writing "
paper" in Egypt
a)
perfume
b)
papyrus
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
stone
20.
His tomb was found in 1922 untouched and was full of treasure.
a)
Osiris
b)
Hyksos
c)
Tutankhuman
d)
Queen Nefertiti
21.
A large stone box that held a mummy's coffin.
a)
dynasty
b)
sarcophagus
c)
tomb
d)
Canopic jars
22.
What THREE Sumerian idea are we still using today?
a)
360 degrees in a circle
b)
60 minutes in an hour
c)
60 seconds in a minute
d)
60 inches in a yard
23.
a new settlement ruled by a far-away country
a)
colony
b)
navigation
c)
empire
d)
country
24.
Phoenicians were good at steering shipfrom place to place, or _____.
a)
import
b)
navigation
c)
export
d)
colony
25.
The Phoenicians dominated _______ trade across the Mediterranean.
a)
land
b)
all
c)
sea
d)
air
26.
Hammurabi's Code could be described as:
a)
specialized workers
b)
Babylonian inventions
c)
harsh rule
27.
A carved or inscribed upright stone
a)
mosaic
b)
lamassus
c)
stele
28.
What 2 things did people in the Fertile Crescent mix to make BRONZE?
a)
charcoal and stone
b)
wood and copper
c)
copper and iron
d)
copper and tin
29.
What was the purpose of irrigation?
a)
keep crops dry
b)
to provide water to crops
c)
provide indoor plumbing
d)
give people drinking water
30.
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the tops, has many terraces
a)
pyramid
b)
ziggurat
c)
Ishtar
d)
battering ram
31.
Which year was the longest ago in time?
a)
500 BC
b)
1700 BC
c)
2000 AD
d)
700 AD
32.
What was cuneiform?
a)
the first known writing
b)
way to collect rainfall
c)
set of written laws
33.
largest and most impressive temples in Mesopotamia
a)
ziggurat
b)
silt
c)
cuneiform
d)
Mesopotamia
34.
A professional writer
a)
Sargon
b)
Nebuchadnezzar
c)
polytheism
d)
scribe
35.
Who developed an alphabet in the Fertile Crescent?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Hebrews
d)
Lydians
36.
Which of the following best describes cuneiform?
a)
a form of writing using picture symbols
b)
a form of writing using wedge-shaped symbols
c)
a form of writing using complex ideas such as "joy"
d)
a form of writing using proverbs and songs
37.
What attracted people to Fertile Crescent?
a)
rich soil
b)
best sushi in town
c)
religion
d)
had best army
38.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
39.
Why was writing invented?
a)
for texting
b)
to write stories
c)
for fun
d)
to keep records
40.
"Mesopotamia" means
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
in the middle of the desert
c)
land between the rivers
d)
land north of the sea
41.
Babylonian leader who created a written code of 282 laws that dealt with every part of life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Sumer
42.
The main religion of the Sumerians was ___
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
43.
A Sumerian temple to honor a god was called
a)
scribe
b)
cradle
c)
Gilgamesh
d)
ziggurat
44.
Who wrote a code of laws that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
45.
Skilled workers who made stuff like metal, cloth, or pottery were...
a)
Priests
b)
Artisans
c)
Scribes
d)
Heroes
46.
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Plain of Syria
d)
Nile River Delta
47.
What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris and Nile
b)
Tigris and Amazon
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Euphrates and Mississippi
48.
What is the monotheism?
a)
belief in more than one god
b)
means of transportation
c)
belief in one god
49.
What achievement built in Egypt served as a burial tomb for the pharaohs?
a)
Pyramids
b)
Ziggurats
c)
Pit houses
d)
Mahabharatta
50.
Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.
a)
cuneiform
b)
English
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
Cursive
51.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Sumer
52.
What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
land in the middle of the desert
c)
land between the rivers
d)
land north of the sea
53.
Each Sumerian city-state was considered a state in itself, with its own god and government.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
Who was the first female pharaoh?
a)
Hatshepsut
b)
Cleopatra
c)
Nefretti
d)
Elizabeth I
55.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Sargon
b)
Cyrillian
c)
cuneiform
d)
hieroglypics
56.
Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery are called
a)
priests
b)
artisans
c)
scribes
d)
heroes
57.
The Sphinx looks like it has ______.
a)
A lion's body and a dog's head.
b)
A lion's body and a man's head
c)
A tiger's body with feathers
58.
A scientist who studies things left behind by people who lived a long time ago is called ______.
a)
A planter
b)
An Archaeologist
c)
A scorpion
59.
To roam around with no purpose means to ________.
a)
Wander
b)
Walk
c)
See
60.
Mesopotamians believed in ______.
a)
One God
b)
No Gods
c)
Many Gods
61.
More food than as needed by a person.
a)
Trade
b)
Domestication
c)
Surpus
d)
Irrigation
62.
What was the purpose of irrigation?
a)
keep crops dry
b)
to provide water to crops
c)
provide indoor plumbing
d)
give people drinking water
63.
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Red Sea
d)
Nile River
64.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
65.
Record keepers who often kept records for government officals
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
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