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WorksheetsMesopotamia review
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
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Class
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1.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
2.
Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called
a)
Priests
b)
Artisans
c)
Scribes
d)
Heros
3.
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
4.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
5.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
6.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
7.
When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first
a)
empire
b)
huge city-state
c)
nation
d)
democracy
8.
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
9.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
10.
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
a)
artisans
b)
scribes
c)
heads of households
d)
merchants
11.
What was the main religion of the Sumerians?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Christianity
c)
Polytheism
d)
Judaism
12.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
13.
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
14.
Rule by one person, a king or queen
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Theorcracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
15.
Curved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
silt
d)
Babylon
16.
Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.
a)
business class
b)
lower class
c)
middle class
d)
upper class
17.
Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?
a)
in the mountains
b)
near the sea
c)
in river valleys
d)
n the desert
18.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
19.
The word "Mesopotamia" means
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
20.
The division of the people in a society by rank or class
a)
Domestication
b)
Social Structure
c)
Surplus
d)
Trade Routes
21.
More food than as needed by a person.
a)
Trade
b)
Domestication
c)
Surpus
d)
Irrigation
22.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
23.
Belief in more than one god
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Theocracy
d)
Theology
24.
Temples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshiped
a)
City-States
b)
Statues
c)
Churches
d)
Ziggurats
25.
A person who writes
a)
Author
b)
Scribe
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Illustrator
26.
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
27.
Rule by one person, a king or queen
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Theorcracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
28.
A belief in one God
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
monotheism
c)
polytheism
d)
scribe
29.
A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
polytheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
irrigation
30.
What were the rivers effect on people?
a)
provided fertile soil
b)
killed crops
c)
they were calming
d)
were pretty to look at
31.
Why was writing first invented?
a)
for texting
b)
to write stories
c)
for fun
d)
to keep records
32.
What role does ziggurats play in Mesopotamia?
a)
Home for the Priests
b)
House of worship
c)
Castle
d)
Slave Quarters
33.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
34.
The Sumerians invented something that made it possible for their armies to use chariots. What was it?
a)
harnesses
b)
swords
c)
wheels
d)
horseshoes
35.
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
36.
The first civilizations arose in__________ because the conditions for farming were good.
a)
mountains
b)
deserts
c)
river valleys
d)
none of the above
37.
River valleys were also ideal locations for __________ to develop.
a)
trade and travel
b)
water skiing
c)
mining
d)
forestry
38.
How did the river valley peoples control flooding?
a)
they built homes on stilts
b)
they left during flood season
c)
they built dams and channels
d)
they could not control flooding
39.
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
40.
Which of the following is not a common characteristic of a river valley?
a)
cities
b)
mountains
c)
art
d)
religion
41.
If you were to describe the religion of most Sumerian city-states they would be ________.
a)
monotheistic
b)
theocratic
c)
polytheistic
d)
atheistic
42.
Which group of people were highest in the social class system of early Mesopotamia?
a)
priests
b)
farmers
c)
slaves
d)
artisans
43.
Which of the following statements most closely defines Mesopotamia's division of labor?
a)
The lower class were largely made up of artisans
b)
the upper class of priests and kings ruled
c)
The middle class were slaves who performed hard labor
d)
The middle class had more rights and privileges than the upper class
44.
If theKing rules, the type of government is a/an
a)
oligarchy
b)
dictatorship
c)
monarchy
d)
theocracy
45.
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
46.
Where did most trade routes develop in early civilizations?
a)
mountain ranges
b)
along rivers
c)
through deserts
d)
in ziggurats
47.
What agricultural techniques encouraged surplus production?
a)
plows
b)
canals
c)
levees
d)
all of the above
48.
As villages grew and supported larger and more permanent populations______emerged.
a)
cities
b)
dictators
c)
religion
d)
irrigation
49.
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
50.
_____________ was the king who created the first empire in Mesopotamia.
a)
Hammurabbi
b)
Nebudchadnezzar
c)
David
d)
Sargon
51.
_________________ was the king responsible for his written set of laws.
a)
Sargon
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Nebuchadnezzar
d)
David
52.
Which of the following were Sumerian inventions?
a)
Number system based on 10, wheel, plow, sailboat
b)
Number system based on 60, wheel, plow, sailboat
c)
Sanskrit, Hieroglyphics, paper, plow
d)
Sanskrit, car, plow, sailboat
53.
Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called
a)
Priests
b)
Artisans
c)
Scribes
d)
Heros
54.
Artisans, merchants, and fishers made up this group
a)
Lower Class
b)
Upper Class
c)
Middle Class
d)
Pass Class
55.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
56.
When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first
a)
empire
b)
huge city-state
c)
nation
d)
democracy
57.
Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the
a)
Red Sea.
b)
Euphrates River.
c)
Tigris River.
d)
Persian Gulf.
58.
What was the main religion of the Sumerians?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Christianity
c)
Polytheism
d)
Judaism
59.
Why was Sargon important?
a)
He united Babylon to create the first empire
b)
He united Mesopotamia and created the first Empire
c)
He united Mesopotamia and made the first civilization
d)
He united Babylon and created the first civilization
60.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
61.
man made way to water crops
a)
scribe
b)
city-states
c)
irrigation
d)
cunneiform
62.
was made up of the city and the farm land around the city
a)
irrigation
b)
city-state
c)
ziggarut
d)
scribe
63.
long peotic composition centered on a hero's achievements and life events
a)
reign
b)
empire
c)
cuunneiform
d)
epic
64.
group of states under one ruler
a)
epic
b)
leeve
c)
empire
d)
culture
65.
way of life, the beliefs, customs, art, religion and food
a)
polytheistic
b)
culture
c)
ziggurat
d)
leeve
66.
Fine, fertile soil carried by rivers and deposited on nearby lands
a)
fertilzer
b)
silt
c)
loess
d)
mud
67.
an artificial supply of water to agricultural land (ex. levees)
a)
innovation
b)
irrigation
c)
battering ram
d)
wheel
68.
Sumerians used pencils to write with.
a)
true
b)
false
69.
Cuneiform used drawings
a)
true
b)
false
70.
Sumerians knew the best time of year to plant and harvest crops.
a)
true
b)
false
71.
Hammurabi's Code made life more complicated for Babylonians.
a)
true
b)
false
72.
Where is Mesopotamia located?
a)
Between the Tigris and Nile Rivers
b)
South of Sumer
c)
Outside the Fertile Crescent
d)
Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
73.
What was the MOST important reason the first civilizations were founded next to rivers?
a)
Rivers were great sources of transportation
b)
Rivers provided food
c)
Rivers provided water for agriculture
d)
Rivers were used for the military
74.
Why would Sumerians not want to oppose their ruler?
a)
They knew he was fair and just
b)
They knew he was the wisest
c)
He was a descendant of god
d)
He invented the calendar
75.
What made it possible for Sumerians to move large items on land faster than any other civilization had before?
a)
irrigation
b)
ziggurats
c)
wheeled vehicles
d)
levees
76.
Ancient River Civilizations settled along rivers. Which reason below would NOT be a reason they would choose to settle there?
a)
They liked to swim
b)
Easy access to water for irrigation
c)
Fertile land for crops
d)
There will be more animals to hunt near the water
77.
The rivers flowed into the ________ Gulf through modern day Iraq and Kuwait.
a)
Persian
b)
Arabian
c)
Zagros
d)
Mediterrean
78.
Sumer was originally made of 12 ________________, which were each ruled by their own king.
a)
city-states
b)
ziggurats
c)
cuneiforms
d)
wheels
79.
The King and royal family were at the ______ of the social hierarchy.
a)
top
b)
middle
c)
bottom
80.
The slaves were at the ______ of the social hierarchy.
a)
top
b)
middle
c)
bottom
81.
Melting snow ran down the mountains, which caused the rivers to flood. As the water flowed down the mountains, it picked up soil and deposited it in fields along the flood plains. This explains _____________.
a)
... why the Fertile Crescent had fertile soil
b)
... why the people of the Fertile Crescent needed wheeled vechicles
c)
... why the fertile crescent is not a good place to live
d)
... why so many people drowned
82.
What is labeled A?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Zagros Mountains
d)
Persian Gulf
83.
What is labeled B?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Zagros Mountains
d)
Persian Gulf
84.
What is labeled C?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Arabian Dessert
c)
Zagros Mountains
d)
Persian Gulf
85.
What is labeled D?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Arabian Dessert
c)
Zagros Mountains
d)
Persian Gulf
86.
What is labeled F?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Arabian Dessert
c)
Zagros Mountains
d)
Persian Gulf
87.
What is a complex society with religion, government, learning, division of labor, and a stable food supply?
a)
city-state
b)
colony
c)
civilization
d)
status
88.
A scribe is a
a)
writer
b)
ruler
c)
worker
d)
farmer
89.
Which of the following is NOT related to irrigation?
a)
ditches
b)
dams
c)
canals
d)
roads
90.
What is the rich soil left over from flooding?
a)
artisan
b)
silt
c)
scribe
d)
irrigation
91.
Who were skilled workers who made metal products, cloth or pottery?
a)
farmers
b)
scribes
c)
kings
d)
artisans
92.
Who conquered all of Mesopotamia?
a)
Sargon
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Sumer
d)
Babylon
e)
Gilgamesh
93.
Which is NOT a correct social class and its example found in Mesopotamia?
a)
Lower/ enslaved
forced to work for others
forced to work for others
b)
Middle/ artisans
merchants
merchants
c)
Upper/priests,
kings
kings
d)
Lower/ farmer,
fisherman
fisherman
94.
Who was the ruler of the Babylonians?
a)
Sargon
b)
Hammurabi
95.
Southern region of Mesopotamia is called?
a)
Southern Mesopotamia
b)
Nineveh
c)
Sumer
d)
Babylon
96.
Who created the first empire?
a)
Sargon
b)
Hammurabi
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