WorksheetsAncient Mesopotamia Review 2021
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 26mins
What geographical feature were most early civilizations located near?
oceans
mountains
rivers
valleys
The name Mesopotamia comes from a Greek term meaning:
by the people, for the people
land between the rivers
God is first
strength united is stronger
How did Sumerians solve the problems of frequent flooding and season droughts?
herding cattle
hunting and gathering
irrigating the land
moving away from the rivers
The Emerald City
The Green Lantern
Green Acres
Which two rivers ran through Mesopotamia, creating the Fertile Crescent?
The Tigris and Euphrates
The Nile and the Indus
The Huang He and the Yangtze
The Colorado and the Missouri
Which of the following is a method that brings water to crops?
Scribe
city-state
irrigation
civilization
Which of the following terms refers to raising plants or animals for food?
domestication
hunting and gathering
irrigation
migration
Why was there an increase in the population when people began to farm?
People spent more time hunting animals
People grew plants that made it possible for people to live longer
More people died of diseases.
Which word means having more of something than is needed?
caravan
surplus
merchant
bazaar
Which economic term refers to producers only completing the tasks they do best?
commerce
specialization
scarcity
opportunity cost
A scribe is someone whose job is to
describe
write
entertain
sing
Which of the following terms refers to many lands ruled by a single government?
acropolis
dictatorship
empire
republic
A region with several farms and villages located around a central urban center and ruled by a king is
a
acropolis
city-state
colony
settlement
Punishments under the Code of Hammurabi
were more harsh for people of lower social classes.
stressed reform rather than retribution for crimes.
did not cover domestic/family concerns.
did not apply to the upper class.
Which of the following pieces of evidence BEST supports that people in Mesopotamia were not treated equally?
slavery existed
Hammurabi's code had punishments based on social class
Everyone was part of the same social class
authority didn't exist
Which of the following is not true of Hammurabi’s Code?
It tried to balance crime & punishment.
It tried to end slavery in the empire.
It is a record of Mesopotamian justice.
It established the idea of government responsibility.
Which group was at the bottom of the social class pyramid?
farmers
priests
slaves
traders
Which Sumerian invention broke up hard soil making planting crops easier?
Irrigation
Plow
Wheel
Aqueduct
How did the Sumerians' development of bronze help them as a society?
Allowed them to free themselves of priests and kings
Allowed them to irrigate
Allowed them to make stronger weapons
Allowed them to move away from the Fertile Crescent
Cuneiform tablets inscribed with messages for King Hammurabi are examples of
fossils
primary sources
replicas
secondary sources
The Epic of Gilgamesh was a long poem, or a(n) ______, that recorded the deeds of a legendary or real hero
caravan
Mesopotamian's were polytheistic. This means that:
they were nomadic herders
they worshiped many gods
they worshiped one god
they were sedentary
A life-sized replica of an Assyrian battering ram is an example of a
fossil
primary source
secondary source
artifact
Which word describes complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing?
scribe
irrigation
artisan
civilization
Trading currency for a good or service is called a
barter system
buddy system
ecosystem
money system
What year happened first- 3500 BCE or 1500 BCE
3500 BCE
1500 BCE
