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Ancient Mesopotamia 2019

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main geographic feature that encouraged settlement in Mesopotamia?

a)

a river to irrigate crops

b)

mild weather

c)

plentiful rains

d)

timber for building shelters

e)

all of the above

2.

Which of the following landforms would NOT be found in the Mesopotamian region?

a)

fertile land

b)

desert

c)

rainforest

d)

river valley

e)

none of the above

3.

What factor is most responsible for allowing thriving cities to develop?

a)

long periods of peace

b)

winning many wars

c)

having a powerful king

d)

surplus food supply

4.

A surplus food supply is what allowed people to specialize in jobs other than farming.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Hammurabi's Code was an example of this characteristic of civilization:

a)

advanced cities

b)

organized government

c)

art and architecture

d)

public works

e)

none of the above

6.

To gave the favor of the gods (make gods happy), Mesopotamians

a)

built temples

b)

had priests

c)

offered sacrifices

d)

all of the above

e)

none of the above

7.

Which of the following social classes was ranked the highest?

a)

farmers and peasants

b)

slaves

c)

merchants and artisans

d)

priests and nobles

e)

none of the above

8.

The Mesopotamian system of writing was called:

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

cuneiform

c)

pictograms

d)

all of the above

e)

none of the above

9.
What city is located at 40 degrees North latitude and about 105 degrees West longitude?
a)
Colorado Springs
b)
Boulder
c)
Denver
d)
Durango
10.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
11.
Which group of dates are arranged in chronological order?
a)
100 AD, 200 AD, 300 BC, 150 BC
b)
2010 CE, 2013 CE, 2014 CE, 2017 CE
c)
450 BC, 200 BC, 100 AD, 98 AD
d)
1000BC, 300 BC, 400 BC, 10 AD
12.
Did King Hammurabi rule ancient Mesopotamia BEFORE or AFTER Pharaoh Thutmose I ruled ancient Egypt? 
a)
Before
b)
After
13.

BCE represents the same era of time as

a)

BC

b)

AD

c)

CE

14.

Which of the following dates is the OLDEST?

a)

5000 BC

b)

8000 BCE

c)

AD 600

d)

300 CE

15.

What is a human culture with cities, a form of writing and some people who are skilled in science and technology?

a)

Civilization

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Fertile Crescent

d)

Human Culture

16.

An area of very good soil that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Nile River Delta

c)

Taurus Mountains

d)

Arabia

17.

What does Mesopotamia mean?

a)

Land between the rivers

b)

Fertile soil

c)

Another word for farming

d)

Mountain area

18.

Very rich, fertile soil deposited by floods is called?

a)

Silt

b)

Drought

c)

Dirt

d)

Clay

19.

Using ditches or canals to bring water to crops is called?

a)

Irrigation

b)

Crop dusting

c)

Erosion

d)

Fertile Crescent

20.

An official writer or record keeper is called a

a)

Scribe

b)

Student

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

Hero

21.

A self-governing city which also governs nearby land and villages

a)

City-State

b)

Empire

c)

Town

d)

Ziggurat

22.

A Mesopotamian pyramid with a temple on top

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Sargon

c)

Polytheism

d)

Scribe

23.

The belief in many gods and goddesses

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Religion

d)

Code of Law

24.

Hammurabi

a)

A Babylonian King known for his Code of Law

b)

Searched for eternal life

c)

Ruled for 56 years

d)

Was crazy

25.

A written set of laws and consequences for breaking those laws that applies to everyone under a government.

a)

Code of Law

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Empire

d)

Rules

26.
Mesopotamians wrote on
a)
dirt
b)
rocks
c)
Paper
d)
Clay tablets
27.
True or False? Mesopotamians invented the wheel.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
True or False? Mesopotamians invented the sailboat.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Ancient Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers?
a)
Mississippi and Rock
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Missouri and Wisconsin
d)
Nile and Amazon
30.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
31.
Sumer is important because it was...
a)
the world's first civilization
b)
the world's largest empire
c)
where humans evolved
d)
where fishing villages first developed
32.
What tool (made with metal) did the Sumerians invent that aided farmers?
a)
irrigation pipes
b)
lighter wagons
c)
strong plows
d)
farm fences
33.
The floods benefited Mesopotamia by...
a)
supplying fresh drinking water.
b)
giving highly fertile soil.
c)
removing waste-generated pollution.
d)
giving strong natural defenses.
34.
What led to the conquest of Sumer?
a)
unification of city-states
b)
peace among city-states
c)
fighting among city states
d)
wealth of city-states
35.

What are the benefits of Food Surplus?

a)

Specialization of Labor

b)

Permanent settlement

c)

Better hunting

d)

gathering better plants

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