WorksheetsAncient Mesopotamia Test Review
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 27mins
The Tigris & Euphrates Rivers empty into this body of water.
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
A complex irrigation system brought water from this river to water the Hanging Gardens at Babylon.
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Babylonian River
Nile River
The Fertile Crescent extended from this body of water in the west to the Persian Gulf.
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
This body of water is located north of the Fertile Crescent & the Anatolian Pennisula.
Red Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Dead Sea
This mountain range is located to the east of the Fertile Crescent.
Anontalion Mountains
Zagros Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Ziggurat Mountains
The Assyrian capital of Ninevah was located along this river.rdan
Euphrates River
Tigris River
Nile River
Jordan River
Which mountain people captured Babylon in 539 BCE?
Hittites
Assyrians
Babylonians
Persians
In 612 BCE the Chaldeans defeated whom?
Akkadians
Assyrians
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea & the
Euphrates Rivers
Black Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Towel of Babel
The Pyramids
King's Palace
Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Towel of Babel
The Pyramids
King's Palace
What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?
how to use more advanced weapons such as catapults and battering rams
how to fight while riding horses
how to use stronger metals such as iron for weaponry
how to make chariots
A group of traveling merchants
caravan
posse
empire
artisans
the Assyrian Empire's capital city
Nineveh
Ur
Eridu
Egypt
a political district
province
territory
government
city
Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
Darius
Hammurabi
Belshazzar
one who studies the stars and planets
astronomer
astrologist
archaeologists
architect
What 2 rivers supported civilization in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Socrates and Euphrates
Tigris and Lioness
Nile and Huang He
Ancient Mesopotamia irrigation systems helped do which of the following?
divert excess water during times of flood
provide water for crops during times of drought
carry animal wastewater away from the villages
store drinking water for year round use
During the period of time Mesopotamia was ruled by the Babylonian Empire, from around 2000 BCE to about 1600 BCE, trade across the region grew. Local traders carried goods in packs on their backs, while donkeys and carts helped transport goods over longer distances. Many traders traveled to distant lands, such as India and Egypt.
Which statement best explains why jewelry and precious gems were more likely to be transported by overland trade routes during the period of the Babylonian Empire?
The use of donkeys made travel by land faster than travel by sea.
The cities where these items were most popular were located inland.
Merchants were worried about the pirates that stole goods shipped by sea.
Lighter goods could be carried easily on the extensive network of roadways.
The development of metal tools contributed most to ancient Mesopotamia farmers' ability to
cultivate fields close to the river banks
use domesticated animals to pull plows
grow enough food to support a large population
plant a wide variety of fruit trees
What was the main benefit provided by the floods in ancient Mesopotamia?
strong natural defenses
removal of waste generated pollution
a steady supply of fresh drinking water
highly fertile soil
Just northeast of Eridu,the city of Urwas another important settlement. The ruins of Ur lie about halfway between the modern city of Baghdad and the opening of the Persian Gulf in the Arabian Sea.
A wealthy person in the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur was most likely to have grown rich by
importing and selling luxury goods from other civilizations
owning a large amount of farmland in the surrounding area
manufacturing and selling clay bricks for buildings and dams
selling supplies to river boat owners and sea captains
Which statement best explains how plentiful food supplies helped ancient Mesopotamia to grow wealthy and powerful?
the availability of cheap food caused people to move to Mesopotamia
high crop yields made it possible for most Mesopotamians to work outside of agriculture
ownership of food supplies allowed Mesopotamian rulers to control the population
food surpluses provided Mesopotamians with valuable trade goods
The technology that helped to create irrigation canals proved to have the greatest impact on the development of the division of labor in ancient Mesopotamia. Which statement provides the strongest support for this conclusion?
the widespread irrigation produced high crop yields
irrigation canals helped prevent flooding of villages
the water levels in irrigation canals could be raised or lowered
irrigation canals brought water to the crops
Developments in metalworking in ancient Mesopotamia provided which of these for farmers?
stronger plows
sturdier farm fences
better irrigation pipes
lighter wagons
In about 3500 BCE, groups of nomadic humans migrated from place to place. Eventually, some of these nomads settled in the area between the Tigris River and Euphrates River in Mesopotamia.
Which statement best explains why a nomadic people would have settled in ancient Mesopotamia?
The area had natural defenses which made it easy to be safe from invasion.
The area was controlled by a strong ruler who commanded a powerful military.
The area contained all the natural resources needed to ensure a steady food supply.
The area was surrounded by deserts which made further travel difficult.
Which good was transported by water in ancient Mesopotamia?
gemstones ande jewelry
grain and timber
textiles and pottery
oils and wine
The Mesopotamians developed new technologies to control the flooding rivers and bring water to crops. They built tall embankments, called levees or dikes.
In order to build their dikes and levees, ancient Mesopotamians had to solve which of these technological problems?
how to divert the river for long enough to allow construction workers to do their job
how to build tall earth walls that would not be easily eroded by strongly flowing water
how to bring heavy rocks from the mountains to the lowlands where they were needed
how to mix clay and straw to make bricks strong enough to withstand strong currents
High crop yields in ancient Mesopotamia contributed most directly to the development of
irrigation systems
a division of labor
a network of roads
metal tools
Mesopotamian traders were able to ship goods to other civilizations by sending them
along unused irrigation canals
on river boats to the Persian Gulf
by donkey caravans over the Zagros Mountains
in the small satchels of passing nomads
Which factor contributed most to the richness of the soil in ancient Mesopotamia?
light topsoil blown in from the prairie by strong winds
silt brought down from the mountains by melting snow
nutrients added by farmers to the water in irrigation canals
animal waste spread on crops by farmers
The city of Ur became a major center of trade in ancient Mesopotamia. Which detail about the settlement of Ur supports this claim?
it was built on highly fertile soil with an extensive systems of irrigation canals
it was located near the Mediterranean Sea and forged connections with Egypt
it was located on the Euphrates River in close proximity to the Persian Gulf
it had large temple storehouses and maintained a strong central government
Which statement best explains why flood control was important to ancient Mesopotamia?
The rivers were the main source of transportation.
Important trade routes cut across the flood plains.
Annual flooding often damaged crops and settlements.
Flooded rivers were an important power source.
The flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Mesopotamia every spring delivered fertile silt to the land, making the soil rich for farming. Because the flow was unpredictable, it sometimes washed away crops or caused other damage. The Mesopotamians had to develop new technologies, such as irrigation systems, to control the floodwaters and water their crops.
Which resulted from the Mesopotamian development of new technologies to control the floodwaters?
the development of metal weapons and the conquest of additional fertile territories
an abundant supply of food that allowed for successful trade and growth in the region.
the settlement in villages of nomadic hunter-gatherers and the domestication of animals
a temperate climate and the predictability of the seasonal changes in weather and rainfall
Which statement best explains why ancient Mesopotamians had a surplus of food supply?
Scientists developed hybrid crop strains that were resistant to common plant diseases.
Trade networks brought a variety of grain and animal products from other civilations.
Farmers used metal tools and advanced irrigation systems to increase crop yields.
The religious temples that look like pyramids but the sides look like stair steps
Empire
Building
Ziggurat
Pyramid
How was the number 60 important to the Sumerians?
It was the number of gods they worshiped
It was the base number for their mathematics and numbering system
They considered the number 60 unlucky and never used it
They had 60 letters in their alphabet
