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Mesopotamia Early Humans Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the structure Mesopotamia city-states would build at the middle of their civilizations?

a)

ziggurat

b)

pyramid

c)

Akkadian

d)

columns

2.

Polytheism is the belief in _____________ gods.

a)

one

b)

many

3.

Agriculture led to ________ - forcing someone to work against their will.

a)

economy

b)

slavery

c)

achievements

d)

religion

4.

_________________________________ is allowing people to develop skills in other areas besides agriculture.

a)

farm specialization

b)

tablet making

c)

farming

d)

job specialization

5.

___________ is one of the world's earliest languages. It helped with tax collecting and record keeping.

a)

Latin

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Klingon

6.

The Epic of ___________ is the oldest written epic.

a)

Feathers

b)

Chaney

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

Gorn

7.

A long poem is called an

a)

enterprise

b)

account

c)

article

d)

epic

8.

Irrigation

a)

is a watering system used to control the water supply for agriculture.

b)

is something that is really bothering you.

c)

is a method to make electricity using water.

d)

is a watering system used to put out fires.

9.

Metallurgy is _______

a)

another word for rock music.

b)

working metal into artifacts.

c)

the process of finding shelter.

d)

trading for goods.

10.

________ is used for transportation and in making pottery.

a)

plow

b)

sail

c)

boat

d)

wheel

11.

The three civilizations that settled near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are ________________, ____________ , and __________________.

a)

Babylonia, Sommerly, and Akkada

b)

Babylonia, Sumer, and Akkad

c)

Balogna, Sumer, and Akkad

d)

Babylonia, Sumer, and Akkush

12.

Hammurabi's Code were written in Cuneiform and are considered to be the

a)

first written epic.

b)

first written set of laws.

c)

first written instruction manual.

d)

first written guide to farming.

13.

Africa is ____________.

a)

where the Tigris River is located.

b)

a geographical feature of Mesopotamia.

c)

the continent where you can locate the Dead Sea.

d)

the continent Early Humans started on.

14.

Early humans had to move a lot. The term that best describes that is ______________.

a)

Nomadic

b)

Polytheistic

c)

Monotheistic

d)

Domestication

15.

What achievement allowed Early Humans to settle into villages?

a)

fire

b)

trade

c)

agriculture

d)

developing tools

16.

Civilizations had several key features. Which of these is not a feature of a civilization?

a)

City state

b)

culture

c)

archiecture

d)

stable food supply

17.

Uruk had the earliest writing in the world, dating back to about 3500 BC.


What does BC stand for?

a)

Beginning of Christ

b)

Before Common

c)

Before Christ

d)

Bacon and Cheese

18.

Fortnite was released in July of 2017 CE.


What does CE represent?

a)

Common Era

b)

Correct Era

c)

Christ Era

d)

Chaney Era

19.

If you were born in 2010 CE, you could also say you were born in 2010 AD

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The red arrow is pointing to which geographical feature?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Red Sea

21.

What geographical feature is the red arrow pointing to?

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Red Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Euphrates River

22.

What geographical feature is the red arrow pointing to?

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Red Sea

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Tigris River

23.

The fertile crescent is also called ______________.

a)

Messimer

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Methuselah

d)

Merionethshire

24.

City-states were located near what geographical feature?

a)

Mountians

b)

Rivers

c)

Seas

d)

Oceans

25.

_________ means good for growing crops.

a)

Fedifragous

b)

Finesse

c)

Flummox

d)

Fertile

26.

______ is NOT one of the tools Early Humans used.

a)

bone

b)

fruit

c)

wood

d)

stone

27.

In Nomadic tribes the hunters were typically __________.

a)

Male

b)

Female

c)

Children

28.

Fire changed Early Humans because it ________________.

a)

gave them shelter

b)

protected against warm weather

c)

protected against cold weather

d)

protected against erosion

29.

Johnson City, TN became a city in 1869 AD.


What does AD mean?

a)

Anno Domini

b)

After Death

c)

After Diego

d)

After Deadline

30.

AD and BC mean the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False