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Stone Age-Mesopotamia

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ancient Mesopotamia was mainly located in the present day country of

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Syria

d)

Greece

2.

How did the people of Mesopotamia adapt to the lack of rainfall in the region?

a)

Relied on hunting and gathering

b)

Planted crops in the mountains

c)

Prepare gifts and pray to the Gods for rain

d)

Built canals to irrigate

3.
What does Paleolithic mean?
a)
old stone age
b)
new stone age
4.
How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food
a)
Hunting and gathering
b)
planting and harvesting
c)
by herding goats and cattle
d)
by trading over land and sea
5.

Had access to fire...

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Both

d)

Neither

6.

Had permanent shelters

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Both

d)

Neither

7.
complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing
a)
Scribe
b)
Irrigation
c)
Artisan
d)
Civilization
8.
has its own government but is not part of any larger unit
a)
Civilization
b)
City-State
c)
Scribe
d)
Artisan
9.
Ancient Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers?
a)
Mississippi and Rock
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Missouri and Wisconsin
d)
Nile and Amazon
10.
There were, at one time, 282 laws that had to be followed. They were known as ...
a)
Rock River Intermediate Code of Conduct
b)
Code of Nebechudezzar
c)
Code of Hammurabi
d)
Code of Gilgamesh
11.
Empires of Mesopotamia built __________________ to honor their gods.
a)
statues
b)
pyramids
c)
ziggurats
d)
roads
12.
Why was writing first invented?
a)
to display laws
b)
to communicate with foreign lands
c)
to act as a form of entertainment 
d)
to keep record of business transactions
13.
What is the name of the earliest piece of  written literature that still survives today?
a)
The epic of Gilgamesh
b)
The Ballad of the Babylonian Wars
c)
The Elegy of Enkidu
d)
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
14.
The people of Sumer practiced _____________ , the worship of many gods. 
a)
polytheism
b)
monotheism
c)
Christianity
d)
Catholicism
15.

Hunter and Gatherers were sedentary

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The Epic of Gilgamesh was about

a)

Ms. Davis, the best teacher ever

b)

A king who needed to learn a lessson

c)

a farmer who fights with monsters

d)

A group of puppies

17.
Who was second in the social hierarchy of Sumer?
a)
Priests
b)
Kings
c)
Farmers and Laborers
d)
Craftspeople and Traders
18.

Who was the king of the Akkadians who conquered all of Mesopotamia?

a)

Sargon

b)

Paul

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Gilgamesh

19.

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

a)

ziggurat

b)

polytheism

c)

cuneiform

d)

scribe

20.

In Mesopotamian culture Religion, or gods, ruled everything even those chosen

a)

To be slaves

b)

To be King

c)

For sacrafice

d)

To be soilders

21.

What were the levels of the social pyramid of Mesopotamia?

a)

Kings > Priests > Merchants and Scribes > Farmers and Slaves

b)

Kings and Priests > Farmers > Slaves

c)

Priests > Scribes > Soldiers > Slaves

d)

Kings > Merchants > Slaves > Farmers

22.

This is what we call the area in which Mesopotamia is located

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Silt Cannon

c)

Fertile Land

d)

Cuneiform Crescent

23.
Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
a)
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
b)
It 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.
24.
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
25.
a skilled worker
a)
Artisan
b)
Scribe
c)
City-State
d)
Irrigation
26.
Ancient Sumerians invented irrigation systems and plows. What did these two inventions help provide?
a)
a system of government
b)
a steady supply of food
c)
an honor for the gods
d)
a partner with whom to trade
27.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
28.
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.
29.
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
30.

Which factor contributed most to the development of the first cities? H.1

a)

The domestication of animals

b)

Trade between civilizations

c)

The creation of surplus food supplies

d)

Change brought about by warming of Earth's climate

31.

Which advances did the most to help sustain the growing human population during the Neolithic era? H.4

a)

Increased scientific knowledge

b)

Improved hunting methods

c)

New construction techniques

d)

The development of agriculture

32.

Why did early humans domesticate dogs? H.4

a)

to help with hunting

b)

to use for farm labor

c)

to provide a steady source of food

d)

to make it easier to produce clothing

33.

What did the hunters and gatherers have to develop before they could effectively work together?

a)

tools

b)

a way to communicate with one another

c)

fire

d)

domestication of animals

34.

Which of the following could be found in the Fertile Crescent

a)

Many mountains with little areas for farming

b)

An abundance of rain to water crops

c)

Naturally occurring cereal grains

d)

very few animals

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