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Mesopotamia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

a)

Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean

b)

Tiber and the Rhine

c)

Indus and Ganges

d)

Euphrates and the Tigris

2.

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

a)

kings and priests

b)

artisans

c)

merchants and traders

d)

slaves

3.
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
4.

What does polytheism mean?

a)

an amphibian with many legs

b)

the worship of many gods

c)

the worship of one god

d)

the worship of no god/gods

5.

The division of the people in a society by rank or status

a)

Dynasty

b)

Hierarchy

c)

Surplus

d)

Hereditary

6.

What modern country was the location of most of ancient Mesopotamia ?

a)

India

b)

Egypt

c)

China

d)

Iraq

7.

Why was the depicted area called the Fertile Crescent?

a)

Due to a huge population increase

b)

Because It was near to a number of seas

c)

Because it represented the place of origin of Islam

d)

Due to the rich soil of the area which shaped like a crescent moon.

8.

Civilizations first developed in Mesopotamia around

a)

500 B.C

b)

1500 B.C

c)

3500 B.C

d)

6000 B.C

9.

What is a city-state?

a)

A unified nation

b)

A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

c)

The outer areas of a city

d)

A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top

10.

A person who copies or writes out documents: often a record keeper is called..

a)

ziggurat

b)

polytheism

c)

cuneiform

d)

scribe

11.
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia (Sumer)
c)
Indus River
d)
China
12.

A ziggurat was mainly used as a place of ______ purposes

a)

Entertainment

b)

Religious

c)

Agricultural

d)

Military

13.
Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called
a)
Priests
b)
Artisans 
c)
Scribes
d)
Heros
14.
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
15.

What is cuneiform?

a)

writing system of Mesopotamia

b)

writing system of Egypt

c)

Roman Law Codes

d)

writing system of India

16.

Mesopotamia’s climate was mainly

a)

warm and humid

b)

cold

c)

temperate

d)

warm and arid

17.
Mesopotamia is located in what is present day
a)
Russia
b)
Egypt
c)
Iran
d)
Iraq
18.

What is the term used for the rich soil left over from flooding of a river?

a)

clay

b)

alluvial

c)

aluminum

d)

loess

19.

Southern region consisting of the earliest and wealthiest city-states of Mesopotamia is called?

a)

Assyria

b)

Egypt

c)

Sumeria

d)

Babylonia

20.

How did ancient Mesopotamians used the over flooding of rivers for agriculture?

a)

Build irrigation ditches and canals

b)

Constructed Ziggurats

c)

Build levees

d)

Build moat