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WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What two rivers surround Mesopotamia?
Nile and Euphrates
Tigris and Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile and St. Johns
The Euphrates and Tigris rivers run in what relationship to each other?
Parallel To
Away From
Perpendicular To
Towards
A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
Silt
Ziggurat
Irrigation
Surplus
Ancient Mesopotamia is often referred to as
"The Land of Thieves"
"The Land of Two Rivers"
"Savage Lands"
"The Cradle of Civilization"
Sumerian Kings claimed they received their power from the
Previous King
City's Gods
Tigris River
Ziggurat
Which was an ancient writing system that involved cutting wedge-shaped marks into clay?
Sargon
Cyrillic
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
Kings and Priests
Artisans
Merchants and Traders
Enslaved People
Who was the Akkadian King who conquered all of Mesopotamia?
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
The capital of the Chaldean empire was at
Assyria
Babylon
Jericho
Nineveh
Who created and ruled the Babylonian Empire?
Sargon
Hammurabi
Marduk
Nabopalassar
What is a City-State?
A city with its own king and government
Groupings of provinces ruled by a singular ruler
What is an Empire
A city with its own government and king
Various provinces and groups of people ruled by a singular ruler
This Babylonian King built the Hanging Gardens to impress his wife.
Hammurabi
Uruk
Nebuchadnezzar
Gilgamesh
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.
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
Uruk
Nebuchadnezzar
Something that passes to the children when the parent dies, such as power from a king, is
Hereditary
Reactionary
Secondary
Tertiary
The Assyrians, after conquering Mesopotamia, demanded what from their subjects?
The subjects teach them to write
The subjects convert to worshiping Assyrian gods
Tribute
Nothing
This Mesopotamian Empire ruled harshly for 300 years, and suffered from many rebellions.
The Chaldean Empire
The Akkadian Empire
The Assyrian Empire
The Roman Empire
What Chaldean King led a revolt against the Assyrians and overthrew them?
Hammurabi
Nabopolassar
Nebuchadnezzar
Gilgamesh
The Babylonians created the First Civilization
True
False
Hammurabi created a code of laws that dealt with crimes, farming, business, marriage, and family...with a punishment for each crime.
True
False
