WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
Tiber and the Rhine
Indus and Ganges
Euphrates and the Tigris
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
kings and priests
artisans
merchants and traders
slaves
What does polytheism mean?
an amphibian with many legs
the worship of many gods
the worship of one god
the worship of no god/gods
The division of the people in a society by rank or status
Dynasty
Hierarchy
Surplus
Hereditary
What modern country was the location of most of ancient Mesopotamia ?
India
Egypt
China
Iraq
Why was the depicted area called the Fertile Crescent?
Due to a huge population increase
Because It was near to a number of seas
Because it represented the place of origin of Islam
Due to the rich soil of the area which shaped like a crescent moon.
Civilizations first developed in Mesopotamia around
500 B.C
1500 B.C
3500 B.C
6000 B.C
What is a city-state?
A unified nation
A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
The outer areas of a city
A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top
A person who copies or writes out documents: often a record keeper is called..
ziggurat
polytheism
cuneiform
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A ziggurat was mainly used as a place of ______ purposes
Entertainment
Religious
Agricultural
Military
What is cuneiform?
writing system of Mesopotamia
writing system of Egypt
Roman Law Codes
writing system of India
Mesopotamia’s climate was mainly
warm and humid
cold
temperate
warm and arid
What is the term used for the rich soil left over from flooding of a river?
clay
alluvial
aluminum
loess
Southern region consisting of the earliest and wealthiest city-states of Mesopotamia is called?
Assyria
Egypt
Sumeria
Babylonia
How did ancient Mesopotamians used the over flooding of rivers for agriculture?
Build irrigation ditches and canals
Constructed Ziggurats
Build levees
Build moat
