WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Use the map to answer this question. Which landform covered most of ancient Mesopotamia?
the Tigris and Euphrates River Valley
the Caspian Sea
the Nile River
the Syrian Desert
Anthropologists believe that the first use of cuneiform, the earliest known writing, was to _________.
record important battles
keep records of business matters
list kings in order
keep inventories of things captured in battle
Which of the following groups of people did not live in Mesopotamia at one time in history?
Assyrians
Sumerians
Egyptians
Chaldeans
Besides keeping the first known written records, which of the following could best be added to the chart of Mesopotamian inventions?
soap
ink
rock art
fire
The few people in ancient times who could read and write were called __________.
rulers
stelas
scribes
ziggurats
Which description best fits the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the world's oldest written stories, which came from Mesopotamia?
an account of a Mesopotamian king and his battles
a legend about a king traveling the world and defeating a monster
a love story about King Gilgamesh
a description of all the kings who ever ruled Mesopotamia
Which country exists today in the area that was ancient Mesopotamia?
Iraq
Assyria
Egypt
Italy
Which warrior people were known as the cruelest group to live in Mesopotamia?
Assyrians
Sumerians
Egyptians
Chaldeans
Even though very few people could read, the Babylonian King Hammurabi ordered that his laws be displayed where all the people could see them. These laws, called the Code of Hammurabi, were written on _________.
clay tablets
papyrus scrolls
a huge black stone
the walls of his palace
Mesopotamian city-states had all of the following except _________.
a class structure which included wealthy, middle class and slaves
strong walls around each town and their own laws
a religious ruler called a shaman
a political ruler called a lugal
