WorksheetsMesopotamia Summative Study Guide
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
When the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flooded, it would leave behind a rich soil called
(a)
Using canals to water crops is called
Venice, Italy
gardening
irrigation
farming
An astronomer is someone who
farms.
leads a country.
writes down important dates and events.
studies the stars, planets, and moon.
A caravan is a
group of traveling merchants.
a minivan.
a rock group.
long poem.
Independent cities that are not part of a larger nation are called
(a)
Polytheism is...
a multi-sided shape
the belief in one god
the belief in many gods
a medical condition.
A large temple where Sumerians worshipped their gods is called a...
ziggurat
cuneiform
pyramid
hotel
Sumerians created a way of writing called
scribes
emojis
cursive
cuneiform
People who learned to read and write, and wrote down important events.
priests
warriors
kings
scribes
The (a) of Gilgamesh was a long poem about a hero.
King Sargon united the city-states of Akkad and Sumer to create the first
alliance.
civilization.
empire..
province.
Hammurabi's code was written using letters called
cuneiform
ziggurats
irrigation
scribes
King Hammurabi formed the Babylonian Empire and the first ______________ code.
text
cuneiform
mystical
desert
Smaller regions of the Assyrian Empire were called
counties
states
provinces
tributes
When the Assyrian army defeated a city, they demanded people pay money to them called
(a)
King Hammurabi was king of
The New Babylonian Empire
The Babylonian Empire
The Empire of Sargon
King Nebuchadnezzar was king of
The New Babylonian Empire
The Babylonian Empire
The Empire of Sargon
King Sargon was king of
The New Babylonian Empire
The Babylonian Empire
The Empire of Sargon
King Nebuchadnezzar was the son of
King Sargon
Kings
King Nabopolassar
King Ashurnasirpal
The Babylonians and Assyrians worshipped the same
ziggurats
gods
kings
temples
King Hammurabi took over the Amorite cities to form the Babylonian Empire.
True
False
Sumerian city-states (select all that apply)
were ruled by a king
grew its own food
had its own government
owned surrounding land
The location of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers impacted Mesopotamian civilization by
providing water for raising animals.
allowing farmers to grow crops.
providing a route for trade.
All of the above.
The Babylonian and Assyrian Empires had many political and cultural similarities because... (select all that apply)
they shared the same gods
used the same law codes
ate the same food
they all came from Mesopotamia.
