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Mesopotamia 2019

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?

a)

Babylonians

b)

Chaldeans

c)

Sumerians

d)

Hittites

2.

The first Sumerian kings were probably

a)

artisans

b)

farmers

c)

scribes

d)

war heros

3.

Who wrote the legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

a)

Gilgamesh

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nineveh

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

4.

Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group

a)

Business Class

b)

Lower Class

c)

Middle Class

d)

Upper Class

5.

The Epic of Gilgamesh was a long poem written in

a)

Cuneiform

b)

English

c)

Indo-European

d)

Hieroglyphics

6.

Sumerian kings claimed they received their power from the

a)

Their Father

b)

Previous King

c)

Tigris River

d)

City's gods

7.

Throughout history, which two factors have influenced where people settle?

a)

Building supplies and nearby trade ports

b)

Animals for hunting and average temperature

c)

Drinking water and the ability to grow crops

d)

Population density and business opportunity

8.

Mesopotamia, the first civilization, was located in what is now the southern part of

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

India

d)

Syria

9.

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

a)

Artisans

b)

Kings and priests

c)

Merchants and traders

d)

Scribes

10.

Chaldean astronomers mapped

a)

The phases of the moon

b)

The path from Earth to Mars

c)

The distance between constellations

d)

The locations of asteroids in the Milky Way