WorksheetsMesopotamia Review (Grade 6)
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Wedges were used
to hold open doors.
to create the cuneiform style of writing.
as a way to worship gods of angles and lines.
write using a lead pencil.
Markets that sold all different kinds of goods were known as
bazaars.
Zoroastrianism.
empires.
caravans.
The capital of Babylonia was
Baldwin.
Byron.
Assyria.
Babylon.
Two of these were military innovations of the Assyrians.
Catapult
B-52's
Guillotine
Battering ram
The king of Babylon was
Hamandcheesuri
Babylon
Hammurabi
King Nebuchadnezzar II
After the Sumerians were defeated, these two empires ruled Mesopotamia:
Mesopotamia
Babylonia
Assyria
Sumer
An area controlled by one government that covers many territories and has many people is called an
Babylonia.
caravan.
emperor.
empire.
The two main rivers that ran through Mesopotamia were the
Tigris
Connetquot
Nile
Euphrates
Hammurabi created
the peanut butter and jelly sandwich (on rye).
democracy.
the first set of written laws.
communism.
Define caravan.
Elephants juggling peanuts in the circus.
Group of people traveling together.
Battering rams being bashed into walls.
Car and a Van.
Mesopotamia was in modern day
Afghanistan
Long Island
Iraq
Gotham City (I'm Batman!)
Those who ruled after Hammurabi
could not keep off their cell phones and let the country slip into poverty.
created a harsh set of laws.
surrendered to Sumerians.
could not keep the country together and was eventually defeated.
Ninevah was the capital of
Assyria.
Babylonia.
Sumer.
Smurgavillagea.
Cuneiform was made up of
the modern day alphabet.
pictures of animals and other symbols.
lines and wedges.
curved symbols.
Cuneiform was written using which two implements (tools)
stylus
wedges
crayons
clay tablets
The Medes and Chaldeans conquered
Assyria
Fertile Crescent
Babylonia
the Setaukets
The Chaldeans created a new empire centered around Babylon. They aptly (suitably) named it
New World
New Kids on the Block
New Assyria
New Babylon
The greatest king of Babylon, who put walls around the city was
King Triton
Elvis was the king!
King Hammurabi
King Nebuchadnezzar II
The Chaldeans were defeated by the
Persians
Babylonians
Chaldeans
U.S. Marines
Belief in one god is called
mono
polytheism
monotheism
Zoroastrianism
Belief in many gods is called
Zoroastrianism
polytheism
monotheism
deity
The Persians had their own religion in which they worshiped one god, called
Christianity
Judaism
polytheism
Zoroastrianism
The Persians spread their science, religion and government to nearby cities. True or False?
True
False.
Neither true nor false.
What do I look like, a textbook?
Hammurabi created a set of written laws that governed all parts of life. How many laws were developed?
10
20
282
1971
Hammurabi created a set of written laws that governed all parts of life. This is known as
Codex of Spam
Articles of Confederation
Ten Commandments
Code of Hammurabi
The following phrase came out of Hammurabi's Code .
Early Bird Gets the Worm
Eye for an Eye
It Takes One to Know One
Rock and Roll is Here to Stay
Ancient Mesopotamia was the "birthplace" of
writing
painting
Democracy
Smurf Uprisings
True or False. Cuneiform was used to write in many different languages.
True.
False.
Cuneiform is fake.
All of the above.
Mesopotamia was known as
The Land of the Brave
The Land of Oceans and Lakes
The Land of the Free
The Land Between Two Rivers
People settled in the Fertile Crescent and Mesopotamia because
of the rich, fertile soil due to the rivers.
gold was discovered.
religious persecution.
taxes were far lower than everywhere else.
The Fertile Crescent is considered the Birthplace of
Transportation.
Magic.
Civilization.
Skippy (who on Earth is Skippy?)
City-states had
same government, king and gods/goddesses.
same government and king but different gods/goddesses.
different government, kings and gods/goddesses.
same gods/goddesses but different fast food chains.
City-states in Mesopotamia shared
culture and language.
language and codes of behavior.
culture and kings.
religion and language.
Sumer's downfall can be attributed to
their wealth and disease.
their wealth and warring between themselves.
disease and people vacationing far away.
too many cooks in the kitchens.
A legend that explains people's beliefs is a
monotheism
polytheism
Zoroastrian
myth
A prophet is believed to be someone who
teaches religion and speaks for God or a god.
is King.
a professional writer.
a professor of anthropology.
Moses lead the Israelites out of
Sumer.
Canaan.
Egypt
Hogwarts
To be exiled is to be
become an X-Man.
forced to live in another country.
remain in a country indefinitely.
mocked.
Starvation due to a lack of food:
famine
drought
surplus
flood
Farmers in Sumer built irrigation ditches to
catch fish.
control river floods.
show nature who the boss is.
to get their animals drinking water.
This was simpler than cuneiform and many people could learn it.
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
Phoenician alphabet
Morse code
According to the Torah, God spoke to ___ and gave him a list of___.
Moses, groceries
Noah, Ten Commandments
Moses, Ten Commandments
Abraham, cities to bring the Israelites
One of the major events in the history of the Israelites was
creating the first alphabet.
the conquest of the Fertile Crescent.
the discovery of ancient relics.
the settlement of Canaan.
The Phoenicians made dye from
trees.
snails.
caterpillars.
acrylics.
When the Israelites left Egypt to escape slavery, it was called the
Passover.
Diaspora.
Commandments.
Exodus.
Phoenicia thrived and became wealthy because
they fought the very city-states that aided them.
they sold valuable dyed cloth and wood to neighboring people.
sold boats to earn some extra cash.
discovered gold in the city of Tyre.
Israelites were known for
worshiping more than one god.
making dye out of snails.
conquering other nations.
worshiping one god.
In 612BCE, the Medes and Chaldeans joined forces to
fight the Joker.
defeat the Assyrian Empire.
build the city of Nineveh.
fight off the Romans.
The core belief of the Jewish religion and its teachings are from
the Phoenician Alphabet.
the Arc of the Covenant.
the Ten Commandments.
the Fifteen Commandments.
A major sea power were the
Phoenicians.
Assyrians.
Israelites.
Chaldeans.
What made trade easier for Phoenicians and others, allowing them to understand each other better.
Assyrian Walkie-Talkies
Phoenician Alphabet
flags used by the Chaldeans
Code of Hammurabi
Prophets told the Israelites
messages from God.
to leave the city and settle in the country.
messages from the king.
how to build ships.
Phoenicians kept others from competing in sea trade by
telling them ghost stories.
firing cannons at their ships.
sharing their alphabet.
telling them stories of sea serpents.
The "Father of Judaism" is considered____ because he was the first prophet and the one to lead the Israelites according to God's plan.
Abraham
Noah
Moses
Jesus
Muhammad
A set of symbols that represents the sounds of the language
alphaville
wedges and lines
sanscrit
alphabet
The belief in one god
monotheism
polytheism
monosyllable
polysyllable
Famine is
when there is a surplus of food in storage.
when the family gets together for dinner
when there is so little food that people begin to starve
when people are forced to move to another country
Exile means
to be segregated against because of religion
to live off the land
to be accepted into a new land
to force someone to live in another country
A civilization known for controlling trade throughout much of the Mediterranean.
Gotham City
Phoenicia
Assyria
Canaan
Phoenicia had limited resources but what they had was very useful. What are some things Phoenicia was known for?
snails for dye, dense cedar forests
snails for escargot, dense oak forests
fresh cotton sheets with Smurf patterns
iron boats, books on sea monsters, snails for dye
A group of people traveling together
Throng
Party
Minivan
Caravan
Check the two words/phrases that complete these sentences.
Phoenicia was a civilization that was part of the _____. It looked ___toward the Mediterranean.
Beatles
Fertile Crescent
eastward
westward
to the sky
Phoenicians created and alphabet with __ symbols.
22
60
36
26
True or False. The Phoenician alphabet was far easier to learn than cuneiform, making it easier to communicate.
False. The Phoenicians had no contact with other cultures.
True but it made trade difficult because it took so long to learn.
True. Their alphabet helped to make trade easier and their writing spread to other peoples.
False. They wound up trading baseball cards to put in the spokes of their bicycle tires instead of other things because the alphabet was so difficult to read.
Regarding the Ancient Israelites: (a) was told by God to leave Mesopotamia and take His people to Canaan.
Who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt?
Abraham
Isaac
Paddington Bear
Moses
Belief in many gods
(a)
Belief in one god
(a)
A time when people starve because there is not enough food.
famine
drought
surplus
power outage
In the Torah, God gave Moses _____ Commandments to bring to the Israelites.
Fifteen
Twenty
Ten
Three Major Commandments
A professional writer who, in ancient times, recorded livestock, trade, etc.
scribe
Merchant
Scrabbler
Artist
Cuneiform was
a group of pictures painted on cave walls
groups of wedges and lines used to write several languages in the Fertile Crescent
modern alphabet used only in fertile lands
the same as hieroglyphics
Choose the correct term. A religious teacher who is believed to speak for God or a god
sorcerer
prophet
leader
king
To force someone to live in another country
war
segregate
exile
exodus
Why did civilization develop in the Mesopotamia?
The rivers there did not produce good soil.
Mining was excellent because of the abundance of gold.
It didn't. Civilization developed in Smurfopotamia, along the Smurfris and Smurphretes Rivers.
The Fertile Crescent had rich soil from the rivers.
Why did farmers in Sumer build irrigation ditches?
to control fish population
to irrigate their potato and strawberry fields forever
to create jobs and boost the economy
to help water their crops, growing food
Many territories and people that are controlled by one government
governor
emperor
president
empire
The Tigris and Euphrates were so important because
provided water for rich soil, fish for food and the ability to travel by boat
provided gold and fish
they were natural barriers between the desert and the Southern Ocean
they fed into the Nile, bringing rich minerals and fish
The first written set of laws
Ten Commandments
The 7 Wonders of the World
Code of Hammurabi
Constitution
How were Israelites so different from other cultures of the time?
They followed the Code of Hammurabi
They believed in many gods.
They believed in one god.
They traveled to the Americas.
What made Phoenicia a thriving and wealthy region?
They sold valuable wood and dyed cloth to neighboring people.
They conquered the world.
Phoenicians fished all around the world and sold their catches.
Phoenicians sold ancient toys like Transformers and Easy Bake Ovens to neighbouring countries.
Exodus refers to the
Covenant made with God
Israelites' departure from Egypt
Passover
Diaspora
"An eye for an eye" was based on
every law
The Ten Commandments
Hammurabi's Code
Democratic Process
In 612 BCE, the Chaldeans and Medes joined forces to
defeat the city of Nineveh
defeat the Assyrian Empire
build an irrigation system for Mesopotamia
Destroy Sumer and rebuild as one nation
Why was Babylon such an important city of trade?
It was located between Assyria and Sumer
It had 42 Starbucks
Babylon had an incredible library
they held annual festivals to worship Ra where people came from surrounding nations
Which of these inventions did the Assyrians create?
comic books
catapult
battering ram
telegraph
Judaism was the basis for other religions. Two major religions that began as Judaism are
Christianity and Islamism
Smurfism and Batmanism
Buddhism and Christianity
Hinduism and Islamism
A sharpened piece of reed used to carve cuneiform into clay tablets
ziggurat
cuneiform
scribe
stylus
A region is Southwest Asia that was the site of the earliest civilizations
Fermented Crochets
Fertile Crescent
French Croissant
Fertile Crayon
Hammurabi's Code was so important
because it meant justice for all.
because it was the first set of written records of livestock.
because it was the first set of written laws.
because it was based on "an eye for an eye".
