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WorksheetsMesopotamia Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
How many rivers make up Mesopotamia?
1
2
3
4
What are the names of the TWO rivers that make up Mesopotamia?
Nile and Tigris
Tigris and Indus
Euphrates and Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Mesopotamia is known as the _____________________________
Land between the mountains
Land between the rivers
Land between the seas
none of the above
Mesopotamia is also known as _________________________
Dry Land
Fertile Crescent
Rivers that feed us
irrigation canals
What word describes this definition - an advanced state of human society that has culture, science, writing, and government
polytheism
irrigation
division of labor
civilization
What word describes this definition - a belief in many gods and goddesses
civilization
domestication
polytheism
monotheism
TRUE or FALSE: Mesopotamia is the world's first civilization
TRUE
FALSE
What present day country in Asia was once home to the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia?
Syria
Iraq
Jordan
Turkey
What was the name of the Babylonian King that had a harsh set of laws in place?
Hammurabi
Marduk
Shamash
Mr. O
What were the names of the temples that the Mesopotamians would go to worship their gods?
church
pyramid
mud brick homes
ziggurats
TRUE or FALSE: Jewelry was a sign of power and wealth in Mesopotamia
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE - the Mesopotamians invented the world's first writing
TRUE
FALSE
What was the name of the first form of writing?
hieroglyphics
alphabet
sanskrit
cuneiform
TRUE or FALSE: The Mesopotamians invented a system of math, the wheel, and a sailboat
TRUE
FALSE
Who was at the top of the social class in Mesopotamia?
slaves
priests
kings
upper/lower class
When the Mesopotamians invented writing - time changed from prehistory to ______________________
history
math
science
geography
The period of history before the invention of writing
irrigation
division of labor
Domestication
prehistory
the process of making improvements or changes to a product
irrigation
innovation
hunters and gatherers
agriculture
nomadic people who live by farming, fishing, and harvesting crops
hunters and gatherers
agriculture
prehistory
domestication
method or system to supply water in areas of land
irrigation
domestication
innovation
agriculture
the taming of wild animals and crops
agriculture
domestication
innovation
irrigation
the practice of raising and farming crops and animals
domestication
agriculture
irrigation
prehistory
What is the MOST important part of a civilization?
government
social class
writing
religion
This wedge-shaped writing is known as -
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
sanskrit
chinese
TRUE or FALSE - Men in Mesopotamia wore more jewelry than women
TRUE
FALSE
Hammurabi's Code can BEST be described as -
awesome set of rules
foot for a foot
eye for an eye - tooth for tooth
How many laws did Hammurabi have?
10
100
282
What made the soil so good for farming in the Fertile Crescent?
rivers were dry
rivers would flood every year leaving behind good soil
it wasn't good soil
Everyone in the Mesopotamian civilization had a job - this is known as -
agriculture
division of labor
innovation
hunters and gatherers
What were the names of the MEN that wrote in cuneiform?
Teachers
Farmers
Priests
Scribes
