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WorksheetsMesopotamia Test Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which letter on the map represents the Tigris River?
A
B
C
D
Which letter on the map represents the Euphrates River?
A
B
C
D
What two geographic features provided fertile land to the region of Mesopotamia?
Tigris River
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Euphrates River
Mediterranean Sea
What resources made Mesopotamia a good place for farming?
iron deposits
wild-growing crops
fertile soil from the rivers
trade routes
How did the Zagros Mountains benefit the people of Mesopotamia?
they provided resources the trade
melting snow helped feed water to the rivers
grassy mountain sides provided food for cattle
caves provided shelter for the people
The Fertile Crescent is significant because this area was the site of the...
invasion of Kuwait by Iraq
development of the first civilization
formation of the State of Israel
establishment of the first democracy
What are Sargon's two greatest achievements?
first empire
first written law codes
first standing army
built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Punishments from Hammurabi's Code were based on a person's...
religion
social class
education level
job performance
Ur, Uruk, Kish, Nineveh, and Babylon are all examples of what?
Mesopotamian gods
Mesopotamian kings
Mesopotamian cities
Mesopotamian inventions
TRADE is related to which area of culture?
religion
government
social structure
economy
What the invention shown and how did it help Sumerians?
Sail; helped people trade and travel
Sail; made farming easier
Plow; led to greater food production
Plow; helped get water to crops
Why did the Mesopotamians create nature based gods?
it explained events occurring in nature
it gave the people rules to follow
it promoted economic cooperation
it encourages the development of monotheism
The belief in many gods and goddesses
monotheistic
polygon
polytheistic
christian
How did irrigation systems help Sumerians?
they were able to conquer new territories
allowed for new military advancements
helped produce a food surplus
increased dust storms and flooding
Which of the following did the Sumerians NOT invent?
wheel
sail
paper
plow
What was the first thing Sumerians accomplished?
nomadic hunting and gathering
trading over long distances
founding new city-states
farming and domestication of animals
The inventions of the sail and plow...
replaced the need for slave labor to transport goods
contributed to the development of naval military forces
decreased the need to irrigate farmland
made it easier to transport goods from one location to another
temples that were built to worship the gods
tombs
pyramids
ziggurats
city-states
these people recorded trade and tax collections
priests
scribes
kings
gods
The first written piece of Mesopotamian literature about a Mesopotamian king
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Hammurabi's Code
Hanging Garden of Babylon
Cyrus the Great's Massive Empire
First written law code
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Hammurabi's Code
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Constitution
Who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Hammurabi
Sargon the Great
Tiglath-Pileser III
Nebuchadnezzar
system for getting water to crops
ziggurat
irrigation
polytheism
sprinklers
This empire was a great military power that built roads and a royal library
Akkadian
Assyrian
Persian
Neo-Babylonian
This was the first empire created by Sargon the Great
Akkadian
Assyrian
Babylonian
Persian
This empire was ruled by Hammurabi and had the first written code of laws
Akkadian
Persian
Babylonian
Neo-Babylonian
This massive empire was ruled by Cyrus the Great
Assyrian
Babylonian
Akkadian
Persian
How did the inventions of the wheel, plow, and irrigation lead to population growth?
These inventions allowed merchants to trade over longer distances, which strengthened the economy.
These inventions allowed farmers to grow more crops in a shorter amount of time, leading to a higher food surplus.
These inventions strengthened the Sumerians relationship with their gods.
These inventions limited the amount of food that farmers could grow over time.
Why was cuneiform created? Pick the BEST answer.
to track trade
to make comic books
to write messages to the gods
to record laws
Which of the following is NOT an empire that existed in Mesopotamia?
Persian
Roman
Akkadian
Babylonian
