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Mesopotamia Review 1

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Mesopotamia is the name of an ancient region which means...

a)

first civilization

b)

land between 2 rivers

c)

city-state

2.

Cities were an important part of a civilization because they served as the center for religion, government, and culture.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Mesopotamia is between which 2 rivers?

a)

Tigris and Nile

b)

Euphrates and Nile

c)

Tigris and Euphrates

4.

What was the capital city of Mesopotamia?

a)

Ur

b)

Babylon

c)

Nippur

5.

Mesopotamians were the first people to experiment with ...

a)

writing.

b)

time.

c)

mathematics.

6.

At the center of each major city was a temple to the city god called a ...

a)

Ziggurat

b)

shrine

c)

church

7.

Polytheism means...

a)

the worship of one god.

b)

the worship of more than one god.

8.

Mesopotamia makes up most of what is today...

a)

England

b)

Italy

c)

Iraq

9.

Mesopotamian cities formed when farming brought in surplus food and the ____________________ began to grow.

a)

government

b)

King’s power

c)

population

10.

_______________________ means the supply of water to land or crops to help growth.

a)

Farming

b)

Irrigation

c)

Production

11.

Mesopotamian society was organized by ____________________, an order based on power and wealth.

a)

social class

b)

the King

c)

the government