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Mesopotamia Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What inventions were made in Mesopotamia and what city

a)

The wheel/Sumer

b)

Compass/Uruk

c)

Pyramids/Babylonia

d)

All of the above

2.

What was the advanced writing system of Mesopotamia called?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

English

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Calligraphy

3.

Who made the first code of law in Mesopotamia and what was it called?

a)

Hammurabi / Hammurabi's code

b)

King John / King John's way

c)

King Tigris / King Tigris law

d)

Father the 1st / Father the 1st rules

4.

Which of the following describes Mesopotamian religion?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Irrigation

c)

Monotheism

d)

Domestication

5.

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

6.

Around how many years did the Mesopotamian Empire last

a)

3500 years

b)

20 years

c)

10000 years

d)

609 years

7.

What was the main cause of the downfall of Mesopotamian civilization.(Choose all that apply)

a)

Economic downfall

b)

Corrupted leaders

c)

Field Poisoning

d)

War/Invasion

8.

Identify why the major reason why Mesopotamia depended on slaves.

a)

Gather resources / Building the empire

b)

creating a good Friendship

c)

House work

d)

To fight

9.

Why are major reasons the Mesopotamian economy thrived

a)

Trading

b)

Stealing

c)

War

d)

All of the above

10.

Where was the center point that started the Golden Age of Mesopotamia

a)

Ur

b)

Nippur

c)

Nineveh

d)

All of the above

11.

Name things Mesopotamia was the first to do

a)

Make and live in cities

b)

The pencil

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

12.

Name what Mesopotamians made their structures out of and how many men took to build each

a)

Mud Brick/Stone/Wood/Red Brick and 200 men

b)

Metal/10 men

c)

Mud/20 men

d)

All of the above

13.

How many days were in each year/month in the Mesopotamian Calendar

a)

356 days in a year/ 27, 28, or 31 in a month

b)

365 days in a year/ 29, 30, 31 in a month

c)

354 days in a year and 30 or 29 days in a month

d)

350 days in a year and 30 or 28 in a month