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Mesopotamian Civilization

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The rivers namely Tigris and Euphrates rise in the mountains of -

a)

Turkey

b)

Syria

c)

Iraq

2.

The southern most part of Mesopotamia was called

a)

Mari

b)

Sacred

c)

Sumer

3.

Each city had a temple tower which was called

a)

Ishtar

b)

Melishipak

c)

Ziggurat

4.

The king was regarded as the

a)

administrator

b)

well-wisher

c)

God's representative on earth

5.

The lowest rank on the social ladder were

a)

Prisoners of war and peasants

b)

craftsmen

c)

labourers and untouchables

6.

Mesopotamians grew crops like-

a)

wheat,barley,pulses,fruits and vegetables

b)

Rice,maize,cinnamon

c)

coriander, sugarcane,apples

7.

Water was sent to the agricultural land through

a)

canals

b)

tube-wells

c)

River

8.

The middle class of the Mesopotamians included

a)

Prisoners,slaves.scribes

b)

autocrats,priests,

c)

merchants,landowners,craftsmen

9.

Most of the houses had

a)

one-room houses

b)

a central courtyard with rooms around

c)

Palm tree houses

10.

Each city of Mesopotamia was the capital of a

a)

city

b)

small state

c)

country

11.

The northern region of Mesopotamia was called

a)

Akkad

b)

Babylonia

c)

Assyria

12.

The king was responsible for

a)

irrigation and transport

b)

agriculture and fruits

c)

carvings and art

13.

The storehouses and offices were located in the

a)

canals and rivers

b)

near perennial rivers

c)

sacred part of the city

14.

The width of the canals helped them to

a)

grow crops

b)

swim

c)

transport goods and people

15.

The strip of green land that lies between rivers is called

a)

Turkey

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Iraq