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WorksheetsThe Mesopotamian Civilisation
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What does 'Mesopotamia' mean?
The city around water
The land between two rivers
The country with lots of water
The kingdom between several rivers
Where is Mesopotamia located?
India, Pakistan
Africa
Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Egypt, on the banks of river Nile
What was the Mesopotamian temple called?
Zuism
Assyria
Babylonians
Ziggurat
Which rivers were important for the civilization of Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Ganga and Yamuna
Nile and Tigris
Euphrates
The word 'civilisation' is derived from the latin word 'civis'. What does 'civis' mean?
Civic sense
All the civilisations
Bronze Age
Citizen
The 3 important Mesopotamian civilisations are:
Babylon , Sumer , Assyria
Babylon , Harappa , Assyria
Ur, Sumer, Babylon
Tigris, Euphrates
In Mesopotamia, the kings were the _____________ of the city.
Priests
Chief priests
Craftsmen
Traders
The person who excavated the Sumerian city , Ur, was:
sir Manderley
sir Williams
sir Leonard Woolley
sir Lenny
In the city of Ur, the sacred area also had _______ and _______.
traders and craftsmen
houses and courtyards
agriculture and metallurgy
offices and storehouses
The southern most part of Mesopotamia was called
Babylon
Assur
Sumer
Nineveh
The Mesopotamian people grew crops like:
wheat, barley, pulses,fruits and vegetables
rice, maize and cinnamon
coriander, sugarcane and apples
watermelons, apples and green vegetables
The middle class of the Mesopotamians included
Prisoners, slaves and scribes
Priests, king and the royal family
Farmers, traders and artisans
Prisoners of war
The Mesopotamian people used ________ and ________ to make jewellery.
wood and reeds
the potter's wheel and reeds
sculpting and pottery
gold and lapis lazuli
The process of training animals to be useful to people is called _____________.
Domestication
Metallurgy
Irrigation
Cultivation
The earliest tribe to settle in the Mesopotamian civilisation was ___________.
Assyrians
Egyptians
Sumerians
Babylonians
