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Mesopotamia

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
2.

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

a)

Gilgamesh

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nineveh

d)

Sargon

3.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
4.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
5.
When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first
a)
empire
b)
huge city-state
c)
nation
d)
democracy
6.
Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
a)
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
b)
t was used by many later civilizations as a model
c)
It treated all people the same under the law.
d)
It was carved in stone.
7.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
8.
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
a)
artisans
b)
scribes
c)
heads of households
d)
merchants
9.
What was the main religion of the Sumerians?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Christianity
c)
Polytheism
d)
Judaism
10.
Why was Sargon important?
a)
He united Babylon to create the first empire
b)
He united Mesopotamia and created the first Empire
c)
He united Mesopotamia and made the first civilization
d)
He united Babylon and created the first civilization
11.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
12.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi 
d)
Sumer
13.
Rule by one person, a king or queen
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Theorcracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
14.
Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.
a)
business class
b)
lower class
c)
middle class
d)
upper class
15.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
16.
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
17.
Sumer was mainly made up of..
a)
City States
b)
An empire
c)
Villages
d)
Farms
18.
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
19.
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
20.
Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the
a)
Red Sea.
b)
Euphrates River.
c)
Tigris River.
d)
Persian Gulf.
21.

Why do they call it the Fertile Crescent?

a)

because the women had a lot of babies

b)

because the animals had a lot of babies

c)

because the moon was in a crescent form all of the time

d)

The land was fertile and shaped like a crescent moon.

22.

Who were considered the first civilized people?

a)

the Egyptians

b)

the Babylonians

c)

the Americans

d)

the Sumerians

23.

What was their religion like?

a)

They were Christians.

b)

They were Catholics.

c)

They worshipped many gods.

d)

They worshiped animals.

24.

What is polytheism?

a)

an amphibian with many legs

b)

the worship of many gods

c)

the worship of one god

d)

the worship of no god/gods

25.

What did a scribe do?

a)

He wrote for the king and government officials.

b)

He wrote stories.

c)

He told stories.

d)

He was in charge of collecting the taxes.

26.

What is an epic?

a)

tax records

b)

farming records

c)

a short story that tells a story of the gods

d)

a long poem that tells a story of heroes

27.

What is a ziggurat?

a)

a tomb for the king

b)

a temple where the priests worshiped their gods

c)

a temple where the priests performed human sacrifices

d)

a Mesopotamian cigarett.

28.

Why was there an increase in the population during this time?

a)

Better weapons we created for hunting animals

b)

Medical advances made it possible for people to live longer

c)

More people were able to marry

d)

Agriculture increased the food supply

29.
What was the primary reason that civilization first developed in Mesopotamia?
a)
Important centers of learning were in the valleys
b)
The mountains kept out warring tribes
c)
Farmers could use tractors and other machinery easily
d)
The soil was fertile because of flood deposits and silt
30.
As a result of irrigation in the early Mesopotamian civilizations, people ____________.
a)
Learned how to raise farm animals
b)
Could supply water to crops
c)
Developed a new religion
d)
Could change the weather
31.
What developed as a result of a surplus production of goods?
a)
New religious sects
b)
Extensive trade networks
c)
Nomadic communities
d)
Constant warfare
32.
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
33.

Who ruled the first empire?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Sargon the Great

c)

Ashurbanipal

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

34.

Sumerian hero and legend who tried to discover eternal life.

a)

Moses

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

Abraham

35.

Hebrew law about religious belief was based on....

a)

covenant

b)

Hammurabi's Law

c)

Code of Law

d)

Ten Commandments

36.
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
37.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
38.
People who move from place to place in search of food and water
a)
manods
b)
irritants
c)
nomads
d)
farmers
39.
What new invention aided in the use of carts and wagons?
a)
Wheel
b)
Ax
c)
Plow
d)
Tools
40.
Along which natural feature did early trading centers emerge?
a)
Rivers and other large bodies of water
b)
Deserts and forests
c)
Mountains and plateaus
d)
Roads and bridges
41.

Picture symbols that represented objects/words/phrases

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Irrigation

d)

Pictographs

42.

A mixture of soil and rocks that is very fertile - used for Farming

a)

Pictographs

b)

Irrigation

c)

Surplus

d)

Silt

43.

A system that separates people into classes based on the job of their family - lower, middle and higher classes.

a)

City-state

b)

Division of Labor

c)

Social Hierachy

d)

Fertile Crescent

44.

A man-made waterway for moving or redirecting water is called...?

a)

Civilization

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Fertile

d)

Canal

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