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Mesopotamia

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
2.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
3.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
4.
What was the main religion of the Sumerians?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Christianity
c)
Polytheism
d)
Judaism
5.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi 
d)
Sumer
6.
The word "Mesopotamia" means
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
land in the middle of the desert 
c)
land between the rivers
d)
land north of the sea
7.

Central city and its surrounding farmland

a)

Ziggurat

b)

City-state

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Cultural Hearth

8.

First known written laws

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Code of Hammurabi

d)

Epic of Gilgamesh

9.

Land between two rivers

a)

Cultural Hearth

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Cuneiform

d)

City-state

10.
What was Hammurabi's Code? 
a)
The first set of written laws
b)
The first set of laws
c)
The first set of records 
d)
The first set of written names
11.
This was used to control flooding and provide water to crops?
a)
Ziggurats
b)
Domestication
c)
Agriculture
d)
Irrigation
12.
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
a)
artisans
b)
scribes
c)
heads of households
d)
merchants
13.

Wedge shape writing is known as (DOK 1)

a)

cuneiform

b)

heiroglyphics

c)

wedging

d)

writing

14.
As a result of irrigation in the early Mesopotamian civilizations, people ____________.
a)
Learned how to raise farm animals
b)
Could supply water to crops
c)
Developed a new religion
d)
Could change the weather
15.

Sumerian kings derived their authority from

a)

the will of the people.

b)

the gods.

c)

success in athletic tournaments.

d)

parliamentary councils which selected their leaders.

16.

Punishments under the Code of Hammurabi

a)

were more harsh for people of lower social classes.

b)

stressed reform rather than retribution for crimes.

c)

did not cover domestic/family concerns.

d)

did not apply to the upper class.

17.
Why was writing first invented?
a)
for texting
b)
to write stories
c)
for fun
d)
to keep records
18.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
19.

Why do they call it the Fertile Crescent?

a)

because the women had a lot of babies

b)

because the animals had a lot of babies

c)

because the moon was in a crescent form all of the time

d)

The land was fertile and shaped like a crescent moon.

20.

Who were considered the first civilized people?

a)

the Egyptians

b)

the Babylonians

c)

the Americans

d)

the Sumerians

21.
Each Sumerian city-state was considered a state in itself, with its own god and government.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Mesopotamians wrote on
a)
dirt
b)
rocks
c)
Paper
d)
Clay tablets
23.
True or False? Mesopotamians invented the wheel.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Sumer is important because it was...
a)
the world's first civilization
b)
the world's largest empire
c)
where humans evolved
d)
where fishing villages first developed
25.
A __________ is a complex society that has cities, organized governments, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system.
a)
ziggurat
b)
city-state
c)
civilization
d)
epic

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