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Mesopotamia unit

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scribes were...

a)

Kings

b)

The people that tended to animals

c)

The only ones that knew how to right

d)

The only ones that knew how to write

2.

Scribes used...

a)

A chromebook

b)

Clay tablets and wrote with a stylus. Different sizes and shapes were used for different reasons.

c)

A pen

d)

A really long sentence that was used to distract you from the right answer

3.

The Fertile Crescent...

a)

Is a region in south west Asia that was the site of the world's first civilization

b)

Is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

c)

Is Otzï's pickaxe

d)

Is my favorite breakfast

4.

What is polytheism?

a)

Religion with no gods

b)

Religion with many gods

c)

Religion with one god

d)

The best religion ever

5.

Myths are...

a)

Stories about gods that explain ones beliefs

b)

Legends of Zeus and the Olympians

c)

Traditional Stories

d)

Groups of travelers

6.

An area of many territories and people controlled by one government...

a)

Empire

b)

Government

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictator

7.

Caravans are...

a)

Amazing

b)

Sent to Europe

c)

Groups of travelers

d)

Gods chosen people

8.

Cuneiform was...

a)

Worse than the Phoenician alphabet

b)

Groups of lines and wedges used to form symbols

c)

A really long answer meant to distract you

d)

A temple

9.
Believe in one god
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
10.

A Prophet is...

a)

A religious teacher who people believe speaks for god.

b)

One who tells the future

c)

A set of symbols that represent the sounds of language.

d)

A person who exiles people

11.

Exile...

a)

To force someone to live in another country

b)

Is the disease that makes you addicted to Taco Bells food

c)

To send them to Texas

d)

Belief in one god

12.

When their is so little food people starve...

a)

Fantastically Famished

b)

Famine

c)

Exile

d)

Family

13.

The ______ soil attracted people to the Fertile Crescent

a)

Poor

b)

Rich

c)

Moderate

d)

Fantastically Famished

14.

________________ were built in Sumer to control river floods

a)

Ditches

b)

Houses

c)

Irrigation ditches

d)

Levees

15.
This empire built a battering ram and moveable towers to help get over walls.
a)
Chaldean Empire
b)
Babylonian Empire
c)
Assyrian Empire
d)
Akkadian Empire
16.

Scribes were respected because they...

a)

Wrote the Bible

b)

Were great influences

c)

Were amazing

d)

Kept records for Kings and Priests

17.

Mesopotamia was located between the __________ rivers

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Nile and Amazon

c)

Nile and Tigris

d)

Euphrates and Amazon

18.

Hammurabi's Code was important because...

a)

It was first set of written laws

b)

It supported Taco Bell

c)

They were written so everyone knew them and their punishments

d)

I really couldn't think of an option that sounded real so know I'm writing because I'm bored

19.

The advantages of the Phoenician Alphabet were that...

a)

It was easier to learn than Cuneiform

b)

It was faster to write

c)

It was easier to learn than Cuneiform

d)

It differed from Cuneiform by each letter having a sound instead of a word

20.

Major Events for Israelites

a)

The Exodus

b)

Settling in Canaan

c)

Becoming presidents of the world

d)

Conquering the Universal Committee of Superheros

21.

Israelites were known for worshipping __ god(s)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

Many

22.

Phoenicia grew wealthy off of resources. They were... (Select multiple options)

a)

Schnikes

b)

Dense cedar forests

c)
d)

Snails for purple dye

23.

What is the event called when the Israelites leave Egypt...

a)

The Leaving

b)

Exodus

c)

Departure

d)

10 Commandments

24.

Babylon is an important center of trade because it...

a)

Was

b)

Is located between both of our houses

c)

Is located between cities that were north and south

d)

Was rich

25.

The US alphabet was based off the __________ alphabet

a)

Fernando

b)

Babylonian

c)

Phoenician

d)

Assyrian

26.

The 10 Commandments were the _______ of the Jewish religion

a)

Punishment of God

b)

Core Belief

c)

Turning point

d)

Fernando

27.

Sumerians City-States did not have the same...

a)

King

b)

Gods

c)

Food

d)

Government

28.

Judaism was different from religions at the time because...

a)

It was monotheistic

b)

God had multiple personalities

c)

God was present in all places

d)

God was all knowing

29.

A Sumerian temple called a Ziggurat is made of _________and ________

a)

Pyramids

b)

Terraces

c)

Squares

d)

Ramps

30.

The prophets told the Israelites what to do. (Select multiple answers)

a)

Live by the idea of right and wrong

b)

Eat lots of Taco Bell

c)

Kings were not gods

d)

All people were equal before God

e)

Rich/powerful were to protect poor/weak

31.

People that follow Judaism are known as...

a)

Chrisrians

b)

Israelites

c)

Jews

d)

Catholics

32.

Judaism affected the beliefs of ___________ and ___________ (Select multiple answers)

a)

Me

b)

Christianity

c)

Muslim

d)

Islam

33.

Phoenicians developed an alphabet with __ symbols

a)

21

b)

22

c)

23

d)

24

e)

26

34.

Phoenicia controlled _______ throughout most of the Mediterranean and was a great ____________.

a)

Schnikes; Buisness man

b)

Trade; Sea power

c)

Fernando

d)

My life; Parent

35.

A set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life.

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

Hammubu's Codes

c)

Hammurabi's Code

d)

Household Rules

36.

Cuneiform can be...

a)

Used by people all across the globe

b)

Used for different languages

c)

Used to brush your teeth

d)

Put into a jar and sent to Europe

37.

An organized list of laws and rules

a)

Code

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

The answer to this question

d)

Hour of code

38.

Clay tablets were made from...

a)

Concrete

b)

A really long question that I'm using to distract you from the right answer

c)

Mud

d)

Ipads

39.

Hammurabi's Codes of Law...

a)

were made by Hammurabi

b)

Stated that Bill Gates owns Microsoft

c)
d)

Did not apply to everyone equally

40.

A King who conquered Sumerians and united most of Mesopotamia. Developed "Codes" of law.

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Hammer

c)

Thor

d)

Nebuchadnezzar II

41.

A promise made by God is...

a)

Swearing by the River Styx

b)

An unbreakable vow

c)

Covenant

d)

A Sacred Oath

42.

An Israelite leader whom the Torah says leads the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Moses

c)

Abraham

d)

Otzi

43.

Caravans travel here to buy and sell goods.

a)

Surplus

b)

Scribe

c)

Bazaar

d)

Caravan