WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which of the following was at the bottom of Mesopotamia’s (Sumerian) social structure?
Farmers
Slaves
Priests
Nobles
What is the belief in many gods called?
Monotheism
Atheism
Polytheism
Pantheism
What attracted people to the Fertile Crescent?
convenient navigation
rich soil
cool temperatures
religious temples
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
scribe
cradle
Gilgamesh
ziggurat
Which piece of evidence from the chart supports the idea that agriculture was reliable in Egypt?
Many natural defenses
Metal products and pottery
Kingdoms ruled by pharaohs
Dependable and regular flooding
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
artisans
scribes
heads of households
merchants
Who developed the first empire in Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi
Sargon
Ashurbanipal
Nabopolassar
The astronomers of Babylon mapped
the irrigation canals.
the ocean currents.
the nearby mountains.
the stars and the planets.
Assyrian kings divided their empire into political districts called
provinces
states
counties
wards
Sumerians invented
the wheel
the compass
paper money
gunpowder
The image below is an example of what characteristic of civilization?
Writing
Government
Cities
Art
Where did the first civilizations arise?
in the mountains
near the sea
in river valleys
in the desert
One reason the Tigris and Euphrates and Nile river valleys became centers of early civilization is that these river valleys had which of the following?
the means for fertile soil and transportation
borders and elevations that were easy to defend
rich deposits of coal and iron ore
locations in regions with moderate climates and abundant rainfall
Which of the following characteristics should be added to this graphic organizer?
Lack of food
Organized religions
Need for higher education
Increased role of women
What famous story tells the tale of a great Sumerian king?
The Ballad of Akshak
The Tales of Olympia
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Feats of Uruk
Which invention of the Sumerians helped to increase their crop production?
plow
sickle
spade
bucket
What effect did the creation of the Code of Hammurabi have on Mesopotamian civilization?
It encouraged the development of art and culture.
It expanded trade and helped the economy grow.
It promoted stable communities where people followed rules.
It increased the construction of temples and monuments.
The Sumerians developed a math system based on what number?
10
12
30
60
Who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Sargon
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Nabopolosssar
In Sumerian city-states, people worshiped their gods in a temple called a
shrine
cathedral
ziggurat
forum
Around 2340 B.C., ______ created the world's first empire.
Hammurabi
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
Nabopolassar
Cuneiform was important to Mesopotamias as well as modern day civilizations because
Established the first system of writing
Was written on clay tablets
Wrote receipts for purchases
Was a system of government that we still use today
Which civilization of Mesopotamia is considered to be the first advanced civilization, also attributed with inventing the wheel, writing, and government?
Akkadians
Persians
Babylonians
Sumerians
Why was Hammurabi's Code different from other systems of law and order?
It was a widely distributed written set of laws available to everyone
Came from the Monoarch
It tried to be fair to all people
It had more than ten laws
Select the correct word or phrase to complete the statement. The ancient river civilization of _________ developed the architectural form known as the ziggurat.
the Huang He
the Indus
the Nile
the Tigris-Euphrates
Which of the following best describes the system of government found in the Tigris-Euphrates river civilization?
The region was organized into city-states ruled by kings.
A pharaoh ruled over all people in the region.
The region was broken into provinces headed by a governor.
Independent states were created, and they answered to a president.
A group of merchants traveling together for safety
caravan
irrigation
scribe
surplus
Payment payed to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
tariff
income tax
excise
tribute
Which of the following was NOT true of Mesopotamian empires?
They did little farming or trading.
They created powerful armies.
They created rules and laws for their empires.
Many were ruled by kings.
Sumerians developed a 12-month calendar by recording the
position of planets and stars.
Length of the seasons.
amount of flooding.
number of days with rainfall.
Sumerians, one group of people who lived in the area known as Mesopotamia, were known for which of the following achievements:
gunpowder, paper money, the compass
wheel, sail, plow, cuneiform, ziggurats
hieroglyphics, pyramids, shadoof
arches, vaults, domes, aqueducts
What type of writing did the Sumerians create?
Cave paintings which let to the development of words and symbols.
Cuneiform which was created on clay tablets and had 1200 symbols
Phoenician alphabet which used pictures to represent individual sounds.
Hieroglyphics which used pictures to represent objects, ideas, and sounds.
The following are all important achievements of Mesopotamia, but which one was the most important in providing a steady water supply?
Wheel
Sail
Plow
Irrigation
The items below best describe which of the following:
Wheel, Cuneiform, Ziggurat, Written law
The achievements made by Paleolithic people
The achievements made by only Babylonians
The achievements made by only the Chaldeans
The achievements made by all civilizations in Mesopotamia
Which of the following was NOT an invention of the Mesopotamians?
Wheel
Plow
Writing
Columns
For which achievement is Hammurabi most well known?
He established the first public school in Mesopotamia.
He developed the first writing system in the ancient world.
He created the first major collection of laws that dealt with every part of daily life.
He conquered the Sumerians using an army made up of Mesopotamian and Egyptian soldiers.
