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Mesopotamia quiz

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following locations was most favorable for growing crops and raising livestock?
a)
desert
b)
peninsula
c)
river valley
d)
archipelago
2.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
a)
a large arch of rich farmland in Mesopotamia 
b)
a way of dividing society by rank and class
c)
a political unit consisting of a city and surrounding countryside
d)
a way of accomplishing a task by assigning a job to an individual 
3.
What was the writing system of Sumerians called?
a)
cuneiform
b)
hieroglyphics
c)
Sanskrit
d)
calligraphy
4.
Which of the following best describes Mesopotamian religion?
a)
polytheism
b)
irrigation
c)
monotheism
d)
domestication
5.
What are the earliest known written collection of laws called?
a)
Mesopotamian Laws
b)
Code of Babylon
c)
Hammurabi's Code
d)
Sumerian Code of Law
6.
Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?
a)
in the mountains
b)
near the sea
c)
in river valleys
d)
n the desert
7.
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
8.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
9.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
10.
The word "Mesopotamia" means
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
land in the middle of the desert 
c)
land between the rivers
d)
land north of the sea
11.
How did the Code of Hammurabi contribute to human progress?
a)
It treated citizens and slaves equally.
b)
It rejected religious prejudice.
c)
Its written laws defined obligations and punishments.
d)
It put an end to physical punishments.
12.
Farmers used a(n)_______________ system to make water supply to farms more reliable. 
a)
Domesticated 
b)
Sprinkler
c)
Irrigation 
d)
Fertile
13.
Mesopotamia was the first civilization to develop this form of government?
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Monarchy 
c)
Democracy
d)
Anarchy
14.
Choose the description that accurately describes Mesopotamia's location.
a)
In Asia, specifically the Middle East.
b)
In Africa, specifically in the upper Nile River Valley.
c)
In Europe, specifically the Greek islands.
d)
In Europe, specifically in the Indus River Valley
15.
Silt is a type of soil.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What allowed the Mesopotamians the ability to create a surplus of food?
a)
Being able to predict the floods.
b)
Creating irrigation canals
c)
Trading
d)
Doing nothing but farming, all day everyday
17.

The Fertile Crescent includes this area, known in Greek as "the land between the rivers."

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Mesopotatia

c)

Phoenicia

d)

Grecia

18.

Cuneiform was the first written system of language. It was made out of wedges and shapes on clay tablets. Which civilization was responsible for its creation?

a)

Babylon

b)

Greece

c)

Mongols

d)

Sumer

e)

Phoenicans

19.

The belief in only one God

a)

Polytheism

b)

Moses

c)

Judaism

d)

Monotheism

20.
What were the rivers in Mesopotamia called?
a)
Nile & Tigris Rivers
b)
Euphrates & Tigris Rivers
c)
Euphrates & Tiger River
d)
Tiger & Nile Rivers
21.
What is the term for the belief in many gods?
a)
monothesim
b)
religion
c)
ziggurat
d)
polytheism
22.
What is the term for soil that washes up onto the river bank during flooding that adds nutrients to the soil?
a)
soil
b)
dirt
c)
silt
d)
mud
23.
What is ancient Mesopotamian writing called?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Cuneiform
c)
English
d)
Chinese
24.
What is a wall that holds back the water in a river so that the water can not spill over its banks called?
a)
irrigation
b)
levees
c)
dam
d)
silt
25.
What is a religious temple in Mesopotamia called?
a)
Temple
b)
Pyramid
c)
Ziggurat
d)
Priest
26.
What is an independent city in Mesopotamia called?  There were many of these throughout the civilization.
a)
state
b)
district
c)
city-state
d)
temple
27.
What is word that means "land between the rivers"?
a)
Sumer
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Assyria
d)
Fertile Crescent
28.

The king of the FIRST Babylonian Empire

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Sargon

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Sargon II

29.

Why are major reasons the Mesopotamian economy thrived

a)

Trading

b)

Stealing

c)

War

d)

All of the above

30.
Mesopotamia means the land between the ____
a)
deserts
b)
mountains
c)
rivers
d)
lakes
31.
What do you call the large arc of rich and fertile farmland?
a)
Fertile Circle
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Fresh Crescent
d)
Fresh Rivers
32.
Controlling water with irrigation allowed farmers to _____ which meant that fewer people needed to ____.
a)
grow more food; farm
b)
take more breaks; work
c)
water food less; harvest
d)
stress less/ worry
33.
Which invention greatly increased farm production?
a)
Plow
b)
Lawnmower
c)
Ax
d)
Tractor
34.
When people can specialize in one job (work different jobs), what is that called?
a)
Surplus of Jobs
b)
Division of Labor
c)
Bartering
d)
Cuneiform
35.
What provided silt?
a)
Irrigation
b)
Floods
c)
Monsoons
d)
Lakes
36.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
37.
What is the name of a person who writes documents by hand to keep track of information?
a)
cunneiform
b)
ziggurat
c)
scribe
d)
reign
38.
Where was Mesopotamia located?
a)
Asia
b)
Southern Europe
c)
North Africa
d)
Middle East
39.
Mesopotamia was the world's first civilization.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Why was cuneiform developed?
a)
to tell stories
b)
to keep records of trade
c)
to tell what day it is
d)
to know when to plant crops
41.
A method of bringing water to crops is called
a)
irrigation
b)
ziggurat
c)
ur
d)
alphabet
42.
This word means a complex society that has an organized government, culture, and writing.
a)
ziggurat
b)
civilization
c)
akkadian
d)
phoenician
43.
An extra amount of food is called a 
a)
cuneiform
b)
chariot
c)
epic
d)
surplus
44.
This was one of the first civilizations and means "land between rivers."
a)
Mesopotamia 
b)
Sumer
c)
Fertile Crescent
d)
Iraq 
45.
What are the two rivers found in Mesopotamia?
a)
Huang He and Nile
b)
Tigris and Nile
c)
Euphrates and Tigris
d)
Nile and Indus 
46.
_______ = list of 282 laws that covered most areas of daily life; created by King Hammurabi for the Babylonian Empire.
a)
Nebuchadnezzar's Code
b)
Hammurabi's Code
c)
Sarabi's Code
d)
Sargon's Code
47.

What is large temple built by the Sumerians for their gods ?

a)

temple

b)

church

c)

ziggurat

d)

pyramid

48.

Which Sumerian invention was used to make farming go faster?

a)

writing

b)

wheel

c)

sailboat

d)

plow

49.

What is the name of the invention that was used for trading and fishing?

a)

Sailboat

b)

Plow

c)

Spear

d)

Chariot

50.
What new invention aided in the use of carts and wagons?
a)
Wheel
b)
Ax
c)
Plow
d)
Tools
51.
Which best describes why animals were domesticated?
a)
To serve as family pets
b)
Used as protection against invaders
c)
Used to help with labor
d)
To raise and use for a food source
52.

Canals, levees, ditches, and dikes are all forms of...

a)

irrigation systems

b)

cuneiform styles

c)

Mesopotamian jobs

d)

trading centers

53.

this invention allowed Sumerians to travel, trade, and carry more goods from one location to another

a)

sail

b)

plow

c)

irrigation

d)

wheel

54.

this invention made farming quicker and easier, which led to a greater food surplus

a)

wheel

b)

plow

c)

sail

d)

irrigation

55.

this invention helped farmers determine the right time to plow, plant, harvest, and irrigate their crops

a)

plow

b)

sail

c)

wheel

d)

calendar

56.

this invention allowed Sumerians to record trade, government decisions, and the history of the civilization

a)

writing-cuneiform

b)

sail

c)

plow

d)

calendar

57.

Mixture of copper and tin

a)

Sailboat

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Math

d)

Bronze

58.

Mesopotamia is located in modern-day

a)

Turkey

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Syria

59.
An extra amount of food is called a 
a)
cuneiform
b)
chariot
c)
epic
d)
surplus
60.
A legendary king whose adventures were written as an epic.
a)
Sargon
b)
Humbubba
c)
Gilgamesh
d)
Hammurabi
61.

Who created the Code of Laws in Babylon?

a)

King Hussein

b)

Sargon

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Obama

62.

Mesopotamia is known as the 1st civilization. Which phrase is another nickname for this area?

a)

Gift of the Nile

b)

The Cradle of Civilization

63.
The flooding of the Mesopotamia river valley could be described as __________.
a)
predictable
b)
unpredictable
c)
gentle
d)
calm
64.
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
65.
Mesopotamia was between two rivers named _________.
a)
Jordan and Draper
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Nile and Elephant 
66.
Review: The first civilizations began in ______ and _____.
a)
Europe and Australia 
b)
Asia and Africa 
67.
The Fertile Crescent soil is...
a)
dry
b)
rich
c)
rocky
d)
unproductive
68.
Sumer is important because it was...
a)
the world's first civilization
b)
the world's largest empire
c)
where humans evolved
d)
where fishing villages first developed
69.
The division of the people in a society by rank or class
a)
Domestication
b)
Social hierarchy
c)
Surplus
d)
Trade Routes
70.

end of river

a)

mouth

b)

headwaters

c)

tributary

d)

confluence

71.

a smaller river flowing into a larger river

a)

headwaters

b)

tributary

72.

beginning or start of a river.

a)

mouth

b)

source

c)

tributary

d)

watershed

73.
Hammurabi's Code was a set of rules described as
a)
An eye for an eye
b)
short and not well defined
c)
giving women no rights
d)
the Ten Commandments

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