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WorksheetsMesopotamia Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 28mins
The shaded area on the map is called the...
Friendly Crescent
Sumeria
Fertile Curve
Fertile Crescent
Two rivers run through Mesopotamia, called the...
Tiger and Euphrates
Tigris and Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile and Amazon
The Tigris and Euphrates made the Fertile Crescent very good farm land because it carried ______________ .
Soil
Fertilizer
Salt
Silt
The Mesopotamians irrigated their farms using...
Canals
Water Towers
Pottery
Hoses
Mesopotamian settlements started as small villages then grew into larger...
States
Nations
Villages
City-States
Mesopotamian travel was hard because...
they had no wheels.
rough, muddy terrain.
dangerous tigers.
the kings forbit it.
Because of the rough, muddy terrain, Mesopotamian city-states were very...
small.
ugly.
irrigated.
isolated.
Because the city-states were isolated, they became very...
poor.
independent.
connected.
smelly.
Looking at the map, which is correct?
1- Euphrates River, 2- Mediterranean Sea, 3- Persian Gulf
1- Euphrates River, 2- Persian Gulf, 3- Mediterranean Sea
1- Tigris River, 2- Persian Gulf, 3- Mediterranean Sea
1- Tigris River, 2- Mediterranean Sea, 3- Persian Gulf
Why was the area between the two rivers called the "Fertile Crescent?"
It prevented invasions
It was full of natural resources
The Tigris and Euphrates provided silt for growing crops
The Mediterranean Sea provided water, fish and transportation
Which development completes the chart?
Irrigation developed
Bronze tools were developed
Social hierarchies developed
City-states developed
How did sailboats and wheels help Mesopotamian civilization? Choose the BEST answer.
They made transportation of goods much easier.
They helped in warfare.
They made slavery easier.
They increased irrigation.
The main use of canals in Mesopotamia was...
for sewage control.
to transport soldiers.
to prevent floods.
to worship the gods.
How did irrigation canals and cleared land effect Mesopotamia?
Reduced attacks from other civilizations
Provided areas to worship the gods
Created sources of food and clothing
Created a stronger government
How did the invention in the picture effect Mesopotamia?
Helped create a food surplus
More construction projects
Fewer wars
Cuneiform was developed
In Mesopotamia, people who were slaves were usually...
captives of war, debtors, and and criminals
captives of war, people of other races, and criminals
people of other religions, other civilizations, and captives of war
nomads and hunter-gatherers
After Mesopotamians developed a food surplus, people could work as...
hunter-gatherers
nomads
cave painters
craftsmen and merchants
What was Sargon I's most significant accomplishment?
He invented cuneiform.
He defeated Humbaba.
He created the first empire.
He invented irrigation.
What form of government did Sargon I use?
anarchy
monarchy
oligarchy
republic
What geographic feature limited the growth of Sargon I's empire?
The Mediterranean Sea
The Persian Gulf
The Euphrates River
The Arabian Desert
Which leader was a king of Babylon, a warrior and military strategist, and wrote the first code of laws?
Sargon I
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
Enkidu
Mesopotamians believed if they did not please their gods...
the world would end
they could not go to Heaven
Gilgamesh would punish them
they would punish them with sickness, disease or environmental disasters
How did belief in many deities effect Mesopotamian civilization?
It created a barter economy
It created a polytheistic society
it created a social structure
It created irrigation
"I will proclaim to the world the deeds of Gilgamesh. This was the man to whom all things were known. This was the king who knew the countries of the world." What is this from?
The first written law code
The first instructions for irrigation
The oldest written epic
The first trade record
How did the invention in the picture help Mesopotamia?
It explained what happened in the Stone Age
It was used for irrigation
It helped hunter-gatherers
It kept track of trade and tax collection
What was this structure used for?
Storing the food surplus
Worshipping gods
A school for scribes
Military training
From the Code of Hammurabi:
"If he put out the eye or a man's slave, or break the bone of a man's slave, he shall pay half the value of the slave."
Which is true about Hammurabi's Code?
It treated everyone the same
It treated women better than men
It treated people differently based on social class
It taught Mesopotamians to fear the gods
"If anyone is too lazy to keep his dam in proper condition and it breaks and floods the fields, then he in whose dam the break occurred shall replace the corn which he caused to be ruined." This law covers...
failure to take care of one's property
an accident
a violent crime
theft
