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Mesopotamia + Phoenicia

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a pyramid-shaped structure that

formed part of a Sumerian temple

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Cuneiform

2.

The Assyrians created the first

a)

Abacus

b)

Library

3.

the belief in more than one god.

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

4.

This king wrote the first law code in history.

a)

King Gilgamesh

b)

King Hammurabi

5.

The Sumerians invented the first

a)

Library

b)

Wheel

6.

This form of government is where leaders give power to their children when they die.

a)

Dynasty

b)

City-State

7.

The two main rivers in Mesopotamia.

a)

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

b)

Huang He and Yangtze Rivers

8.

This Mesopotamian king created the first empire in history.

a)

King Ashurbanipal

b)

King Sargon

9.

system of writing using symbols

invented by the Sumerians

a)

Cuneiform

b)

The Alphabet

10.

a set of letters or symbols used to represent the basic sounds of a language. Basis of English!

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Phoenician Alphabet