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Mesopotamia

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
2.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
3.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
4.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
5.
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
6.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
7.
What was the main religion of the Sumerians?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Christianity
c)
Polytheism
d)
Judaism
8.
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
9.
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
10.

What is polytheism?

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

11.

Wedge shape writing is known as (DOK 1)

a)

cuneiform

b)

heiroglyphics

c)

wedging

d)

writing

12.

How would you classify skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products , or make-up? DOK (2)

a)

Priests

b)

Artisans

c)

Scribes

d)

Heroes

13.

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers? (DOK 1)

a)

the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean

b)

the Tigris and the Persian Gulf

c)

the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates

d)

the Euphrates and the Tigris

14.

How are Hammurabi's laws related to USA laws? ( DOK 3 )

a)

They are laws that help keep societies keep structure and order.

b)

They are a set of laws that are broken.

c)

They are laws that include going to church.

d)

They are laws that include an eye for an eye.

15.

The Sumerian writing system was called (DOK 1)

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphs

c)

English

d)

Sargon

16.

This picture shows an area known as the.. DOK 1

a)

Farming Curve

b)

Fertile Crescent

c)

Green C

d)

Fertile Curve

17.

How would you classify the following social hierarchy? (DOK 2

a)

Kings, Priests, Merchants and traders, farmers and laborers, and slaves.

b)

Kings, Priests, slaves, merchants, and farmers

c)

Priests, scribes, slaves, and merchants

d)

Priests, farmers, slaves, artisans, and traders.

18.

When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first (DOK 1)

a)

empire

b)

huge city-state

c)

nation

d)

democracy

19.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
20.

What was the main religion of the Sumerians? (DOK 1)

a)

Monotheism

b)

Christianity

c)

Polytheism

d)

Judaism

21.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
22.
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
a)
artisans
b)
scribes
c)
heads of households
d)
merchants
23.
Rule by one person, a king or queen
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Theorcracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
24.

What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in? (DOK 1)

a)

India

b)

Egypt

c)

China

d)

Iraq

25.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
26.
Curved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
silt
d)
Babylon
27.

The word "Mesopotamia" means (DOK 1)

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

28.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
29.
Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called
a)
Priests
b)
Artisans 
c)
Scribes
d)
Heros
30.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
31.
Artisans, merchants, and fishers made up this group
a)
Lower Class
b)
Upper Class
c)
Middle Class
d)
Pass Class
32.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
33.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
34.
When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first
a)
empire
b)
huge city-state
c)
nation
d)
democracy
35.
Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
a)
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
b)
t was used by many later civilizations as a model
c)
It treated all people the same under the law.
d)
It was carved in stone.
36.
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
37.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
38.
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
a)
artisans
b)
scribes
c)
heads of households
d)
merchants
39.
Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the
a)
Red Sea.
b)
Euphrates River.
c)
Tigris River.
d)
Persian Gulf.
40.
What was the main religion of the Sumerians?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Christianity
c)
Polytheism
d)
Judaism
41.
Why was Sargon important?
a)
He united Babylon to create the first empire
b)
He united Mesopotamia and created the first Empire
c)
He united Mesopotamia and made the first civilization
d)
He united Babylon and created the first civilization
42.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
43.
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
44.
Rule by one person, a king or queen
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Theorcracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
45.
Curved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
silt
d)
Babylon
46.
The resource for which Phoenicia was well known was
a)
iron ore
b)
cedar wood
c)
fertile soil
d)
gold and silver
47.
What was the relationship between trade and the spread of the Phoenician alphabet? 
a)
Phoenicians traded knowledge of their alphabet for goods and services they needed
b)
Trade increased in places where the Phoenician alphabet was not used.
c)
The Phoenician alphabet spread along their trade routes. 
d)
Phoenicians would only trade with people who could write in Phoenician.
48.

Pyramid shaped temple

a)

Ziggurat

b)

City-state

c)

Code of Hammurabi

d)

Cuneiform

49.

Central city and its surrounding farmland

a)

Ziggurat

b)

City-state

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Cultural Hearth

50.

First known written laws

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Code of Hammurabi

d)

Epic of Gilgamesh

51.

Land between two rivers

a)

Cultural Hearth

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Cuneiform

d)

City-state

52.

Place from which culture spreads

a)

Epic of Gilgamesh

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Cultural Hearth

53.

Long, fictional story written in cuneiform

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Code of Hammurabi

c)

Cultural Hearth

d)

Epic of Gilgamesh

54.

World’s first writing system

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Epic of Gilgamesh

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Ziggurat

55.

What does letter A represent?

a)

Tigris

b)

Euphrates

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Fertile Crescent

56.

What does letter B represent?

a)

Tigris

b)

Euphrates

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Fertile Crescent

57.

What does letter C represent?

a)

Tigris

b)

Euphrates

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Fertile Crescent

58.

Sumerian kings derived their authority from

a)

the will of the people.

b)

the gods.

c)

success in athletic tournaments.

d)

parliamentary councils which selected their leaders.

59.

The civilization of Sumer developed

a)

between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

b)

in the present day country of Israel.

c)

in Egypt.

d)

along the Nile River.

60.

Gilgamesh's friend who died as a result of their exploits was

a)

Humbaba.

b)

Utnaptishtim.

c)

Ishtar.

d)

Enkidu.

61.

Who conquered and united all of Sumer?

a)

Marduk.

b)

Sargon

c)

Hammurabi.

d)

Gilgamesh

62.

What test was Gilgamesh given to prove he deserved eternal life?

a)

survive a world wide flood.

b)

win a battle with Tiamat.

c)

stay awake for a week.

d)

kill Humbaba.

63.

Punishments under the Code of Hammurabi

a)

were more harsh for people of lower social classes.

b)

stressed reform rather than retribution for crimes.

c)

did not cover domestic/family concerns.

d)

did not apply to the upper class.

64.
Which invention greatly increased farm production?
a)
Plow
b)
Lawnmower
c)
Ax
d)
Tractor
65.
In order to have a division of labor, what did they have to have before that? 
a)
Farming
b)
Irrigation
c)
Food Surplus
d)
All of these
66.
What provided silt?
a)
Irrigation
b)
Floods
c)
Monsoons
d)
Lakes
67.
What was Hammurabi's Code? 
a)
The first set of written laws
b)
The first set of laws
c)
The first set of records 
d)
The first set of written names
68.
Which was a religious structure that the Mesopotamians worshiped at?
a)
Pyramids
b)
Ziggurats
c)
Torahs
d)
Canals
69.
Having a large body of water like the Mediterranean Sea nearby helped them to do what? 
a)
Trade
b)
Fish
c)
Swim
d)
Farm
70.
Who was second in the social hierarchy of Sumer?
a)
Priests
b)
Kings
c)
Farmers and Laborers
d)
Craftspeople and Traders
71.
Who was fourth in the social hierarchy of Sumer?
a)
Priests
b)
Farmers and Laborers
c)
Merchants and Traders
d)
Kings and Queens
72.
Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery are called
a)
priests
b)
artisans
c)
scribes 
d)
heroes
73.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Hammurabi
b)
Gilgamesh
c)
Nebuchadnezzar
d)
Ninevah
74.
Grand temple with a shrine at the top
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
75.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
76.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
77.
Record keepers who often kept records for government officals
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
78.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
79.

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

a)

City-State

b)

Country

c)

Villiage

d)

Culture

80.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
81.
"the land between the rivers"; an early civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Egypt
d)
Mesopotamia
82.
More food than as needed by a person.
a)
Trade
b)
Domestication
c)
Surpus
d)
Irrigation
83.
Belief in more than one god
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Theocracy
d)
Theology
84.
A form of writing that uses groups of wedges and lines. It originated in Mesopotamia.
a)
Heiroglyphics
b)
Cuneiform
c)
Sumerian
d)
Sanskrit
85.
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
86.
Rule by one person, a king or queen
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Theorcracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
87.
Curved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
silt
d)
Babylon
88.
What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris and Nile
b)
Tigris and Amazon
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Euphrates and Mississippi
89.
What were the rivers effect on people?
a)
provided fertile soil
b)
killed crops
c)
they were calming 
d)
were pretty to look at
90.
Why was writing first invented?
a)
for texting
b)
to write stories
c)
for fun
d)
to keep records
91.
What role does ziggurats play in Mesopotamia?
a)
Home for the Priests
b)
House of worship
c)
Castle
d)
Slave Quarters
92.
The Sumerians invented something that made it possible for their armies to use chariots. What was it?  
a)
harnesses
b)
swords
c)
wheels
d)
horseshoes
93.
What was the purpose of irrigation?
a)
keep crops dry
b)
to provide water to crops
c)
provide indoor plumbing
d)
give people drinking water
94.
_____________ was the king who created the first empire in Mesopotamia.
a)
Hammurabbi
b)
Nebudchadnezzar
c)
David
d)
Sargon
95.
The first civilizations arose in__________ because the conditions for farming were good.
a)
mountains
b)
deserts
c)
river valleys
d)
none of the above

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