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The Mesopotamian Civilisation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does 'Mesopotamia' mean?

a)

The city around water

b)

The land between two rivers

c)

The country with lots of water

d)

The kingdom between several rivers

2.

Where is Mesopotamia located?

a)

India, Pakistan

b)

Africa

c)

Iraq, Syria, Turkey

d)

Egypt, on the banks of river Nile

3.

What was the Mesopotamian temple called?

a)

Zuism

b)

Assyria

c)

Babylonians

d)

Ziggurat

4.

Which rivers were important for the civilization of Mesopotamia?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Ganga and Yamuna

c)

Nile and Tigris

d)

Euphrates

5.

The word 'civilisation' is derived from the latin word 'civis'. What does 'civis' mean?

a)

Civic sense

b)

All the civilisations

c)

Bronze Age

d)

Citizen

6.

The 3 important Mesopotamian civilisations are:

a)

Babylon , Sumer , Assyria

b)

Babylon , Harappa , Assyria

c)

Ur, Sumer, Babylon

d)

Tigris, Euphrates

7.

In Mesopotamia, the kings were the _____________ of the city.

a)

Priests

b)

Chief priests

c)

Craftsmen

d)

Traders

8.

The person who excavated the Sumerian city , Ur, was:

a)

sir Manderley

b)

sir Williams

c)

sir Leonard Woolley

d)

sir Lenny

9.

In the city of Ur, the sacred area also had _______ and _______.

a)

traders and craftsmen

b)

houses and courtyards

c)

agriculture and metallurgy

d)

offices and storehouses

10.

The southern most part of Mesopotamia was called

a)

Babylon

b)

Assur

c)

Sumer

d)

Nineveh

11.

The Mesopotamian people grew crops like:

a)

wheat, barley, pulses,fruits and vegetables

b)

rice, maize and cinnamon

c)

coriander, sugarcane and apples

d)

watermelons, apples and green vegetables

12.

The middle class of the Mesopotamians included

a)

Prisoners, slaves and scribes

b)

Priests, king and the royal family

c)

Farmers, traders and artisans

d)

Prisoners of war

13.

The Mesopotamian people used ________ and ________ to make jewellery.

a)

wood and reeds

b)

the potter's wheel and reeds

c)

sculpting and pottery

d)

gold and lapis lazuli

14.

The process of training animals to be useful to people is called _____________.

a)

Domestication

b)

Metallurgy

c)

Irrigation

d)

Cultivation

15.

The earliest tribe to settle in the Mesopotamian civilisation was ___________.

a)

Assyrians

b)

Egyptians

c)

Sumerians

d)

Babylonians