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Spread of Empires

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"The Cradle of Civilization" is also known as...

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

The land between two rivers

c)

Sumer

d)

The city of Uruk

e)

The first civilization

2.

What was the MAIN reason why cuneiform was used?

a)

It helped keep track of animals

b)

It was used to write down laws

c)

to honour the Gods and write books about them

d)

To keep track of trade

3.

What does a society need to have before the division of labor occurs?

a)

A surplus of food.

b)

A strong military to protect its people

c)

The ability to write in cuneiform.

d)

fertile lands to grow vegetables

4.

Mesopotamia means....

a)

The cradle of civilization

b)

The land between two rivers.

c)

The land of the great rivers

d)

The Tigris and the Euphrates

5.

What was an invention the Sumerians did NOT invent.

a)

wheel

b)

Cuneiform

c)

the plough

d)

the hammer

6.

Ziggurats were built...

a)

for the king and queen

b)

for the gods

c)

for children to have a place to go to school

d)

for the government to organize large meeting spaces.

7.

Gilgamesh was...

a)

half god half titan

b)

half man half titan

c)

half man half god

d)

half god half horse

8.

Gilgamesh was from which city?

a)

Nuzi

b)

Ur

c)

Nippur

d)

Uruk

9.

A nomad is someone who...

a)

grows their own food, including nuts and berries.

b)

has sheep, cows and chickens to take care of.

c)

is constantly on the move.

d)

can stay in one place fo a very long time.

10.

Choose the BEST definition for the word fertile

a)

the lands ability to produce or be capable of abundant vegetation or crops.

b)

a nice piece of land that has trees and water

c)

A land that has lots of animals to hunt

d)

the land between two rivers

11.

Which job was the most important for ancient Sumerians?

a)

soldier

b)

farmer

c)

blacksmith

d)

scribe

12.

Irrigation was used to...

a)

pray to the gods to ensure that plants grew for food.

b)

bring rain water to specific areas to water plants.

c)

protect the city from enemies by forming a water way around the city.

d)

bring river water to specific areas to water crops.

13.

A plough was...

a)

a type of farming tool used to rotate the soil in the ground.

b)

a type of religious tool used to pray to the gods.

c)

a type of cuneiform tool used to write with.

d)

one of the names of the cities in Mesopotamia.

14.

Which of the following is NOT a key characteristic of a civilization?

a)

writing

b)

religion

c)

military protection (having an army)

d)

government

15.

Mesopotamia was mostly in this modern day country...

a)

Turkey

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

Kuwait