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Mesopotamia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two rivers surround Mesopotamia?

a)

Nile and Euphrates

b)

Tigris and Nile

c)

Tigris and Euphrates

d)

Nile and St. Johns

2.

The Euphrates and Tigris rivers run in what relationship to each other?

a)

Parallel To

b)

Away From

c)

Perpendicular To

d)

Towards

3.

A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams

a)

Silt

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Irrigation

d)

Surplus

4.

Ancient Mesopotamia is often referred to as

a)

"The Land of Thieves"

b)

"The Land of Two Rivers"

c)

"Savage Lands"

d)

"The Cradle of Civilization"

5.

Sumerian Kings claimed they received their power from the

a)

Previous King

b)

City's Gods

c)

Tigris River

d)

Ziggurat

6.

Which was an ancient writing system that involved cutting wedge-shaped marks into clay?

a)

Sargon

b)

Cyrillic

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Hieroglyphics

7.

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

a)

Kings and Priests

b)

Artisans

c)

Merchants and Traders

d)

Enslaved People

8.

Who was the Akkadian King who conquered all of Mesopotamia?

a)

Gilgamesh

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Sargon

9.

The capital of the Chaldean empire was at

a)

Assyria

b)

Babylon

c)

Jericho

d)

Nineveh

10.

Who created and ruled the Babylonian Empire?

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Marduk

d)

Nabopalassar

11.

What is a City-State?

a)

A city with its own king and government

b)

Groupings of provinces ruled by a singular ruler

12.

What is an Empire

a)

A city with its own government and king

b)

Various provinces and groups of people ruled by a singular ruler

13.

This Babylonian King built the Hanging Gardens to impress his wife.

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Uruk

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Gilgamesh

14.

According to the world's oldest piece of literature, this fictional king is 2/3 God, befriended a wild man, and went on a quest for immortality.

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

Uruk

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

15.

Something that passes to the children when the parent dies, such as power from a king, is

a)

Hereditary

b)

Reactionary

c)

Secondary

d)

Tertiary

16.

The Assyrians, after conquering Mesopotamia, demanded what from their subjects?

a)

The subjects teach them to write

b)

The subjects convert to worshiping Assyrian gods

c)

Tribute

d)

Nothing

17.

This Mesopotamian Empire ruled harshly for 300 years, and suffered from many rebellions.

a)

The Chaldean Empire

b)

The Akkadian Empire

c)

The Assyrian Empire

d)

The Roman Empire

18.

What Chaldean King led a revolt against the Assyrians and overthrew them?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Nabopolassar

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Gilgamesh

19.

The Babylonians created the First Civilization

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Hammurabi created a code of laws that dealt with crimes, farming, business, marriage, and family...with a punishment for each crime.

a)

True

b)

False