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WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
Mesopotamia was located on which continent?
Africa
Europe
Australia
Asia
Which writing form consisted of shapes and lines produced by using a wedge-shaped instrument on a clay tablet?
Cuneiform
Stylus
Keystone
Ziggurat
Hammurabi's Code is important in world history because it was a __________.
Form of writing that could be used to record important events
Written list of laws that contained ideas still found today
Record-keeping system that enabled the Phoenecians to become great traders
Set of symbols that allowed the Sumerians to communicate with other people
What new invention aided in the use of carts and wagons?
Wheel
Ax
Plow
Tools
Punishments under the Code of Hammurabi
were more harsh for people of lower social classes.
stressed reform rather than retribution for crimes.
did not cover domestic/family concerns.
did not apply to the upper class.
Why do they call it the Fertile Crescent?
because the women had a lot of babies
because the animals had a lot of babies
because the moon was in a crescent form all of the time
The land was fertile and shaped like a crescent moon.
Who were considered the first civilized people?
the Egyptians
the Babylonians
the Americans
the Sumerians
What was the religion like in Mesopotamia?
They were Christians.
They were Catholics.
They worshipped many gods.
They worshiped animals.
What is polytheism?
an amphibian with many legs
the worship of many gods
the worship of one god
the worship of no god/gods
Three things that the Sumerians invented were...
The wheel, writing, and the plow.
The wheel, top, and toys.
The wheel, the telephone, and houses
The wheel, the computer, and guns.
What is a ziggurat?
a tomb for the king
a temple where the priests worshiped their gods
a temple where the priests performed human sacrifices
a Mesopotamian cigarett.
When people in a society can specialize in a job (different jobs), what is that called?
Surplus of Jobs
Division of Labor
Bartering
Cuneiform
This was used to control flooding and provide water to crops?
Ziggurats
Domestication
Agriculture
Irrigation
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
the Euphrates and the Tigris
Why was Sargon important?
He united Babylon to create the first empire
He united Mesopotamia and created the first Empire
He united Mesopotamia and made the first civilization
He united Babylon and created the first civilization
Assyrians were known for what?
Reading
Fighting
Boats
Laws
All of these people are considered Mesopotamians except:
Egyptians
Akaadians
Sumererians
Babalonians
Most city-states of Mesopotamia used ________ as their primary building material.
Concrete
Wood
Metal
Mud Brick
More food than is needed by a person.
Trade
Domestication
Surpus
Irrigation
One factor that contributed to the success of the Assyrian army was its ____________ weapons
bronze
gold
iron
bronze
What is a city-state?
a belief in more than one god
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes or streams
a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top
A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler is called...
Epic
Empire
City-State
Scribe
A person (higher status) who copies or writes out documents, often a record keeper is a..
ziggurat
polytheism
cuneiform
scribe
The site of one of the world's first libraries?
Nineveh
Ziggurat
Ur
Tewksbury
