WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Mesopotamia, Indus, China, and Egypt are examples of...
ancient gods.
ancient written languages.
ancient civilizations.
ancient kings.
What era did Mesopotamian civilization rise?
Prehistory
Ancient Times
Middle Ages
Modern Era
Which of the following is an element of civilization?
Nomadic Lifestyle
Hunting and gathering food
Written language
Working in small bands, or groups
Which "environmental factor" allowed ancient people to create metal tools and weapons?
Water
Topography
Minerals
Vegetation
What type of topography did ancient people prefer?
Mountainous
Flat and Fertile
Desert
Arid
Which civilization was known as the "land between rivers"?
Indus
China
Mesopotamia
Egypt
What made Mesopotamia a good region for farming?
Semiarid climate
Yearly droughts
Excess of stone and minerals
Rivers and fertile soil
Which Sumerian invention broke up hard soil making planting crops easier?
Irrigation
Plow
Wheel
Aqueduct
Which agricultural technique involved a system of canals used for watering crops?
Plow
Ziggurats
Irrigation
Sickle Blade
Due to little resources, the Mesopotamians used __________ as a building material for walls and homes.
Mud-brick
Stone
Wood
Bronze
What term best defines the flat, fertile land bordering the banks of a river?
Irrigation
Silt
Gulf
Floodplain
Which written language was written by using wedge shapes?
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Calligraphy
Sanskrit
What did the legendary King Gilgamesh search for...
eternal life.
justice for his people.
righteousness.
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Hammurabi is best remembered for his...
desire to live forever.
invention of the chariot.
code of laws.
building of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
What was the purpose of the Code of Hammurabi?
Equal retaliation
Defeat enemies
Revenge
Protect the weak
What law philosophy states that whoever caused an injury shall be punished with the same injury?
Capital punishment
Death penalty
Eye for an eye
Retribution
Which of the following were empires of Mesopotamia?
Akkadia, Babylonia, Assyria, Neo-Babylonia
Ishtar, Anu, Aruru, Enlil
Gilgamesh, Humbaba, Enkidu, Utnapishtum
Ur, Uruk, Nippur, Kish
Why did early empires desire to control the Fertile Crescent?
The rich soil and water made it good for farming.
It's gold and silver could be used to make coins.
The vast vegetation provided building materials.
The gods commanded them to conquer it.
What most influenced where early civilization settled?
Water, topography, minerals, vegetation
Government, social classes, written language, religion
Plow, wheel, sailboat, mud-brick houses
Politics, achievements, society, economy
Which civilization did the Tigris and Euphrates rivers support?
China
Indus Valley
Egypt
Mesopotamia
