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Ancient Mesopotamia (1)

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which geographic feature is most closely associated with the Mesopotamian region?

a)

rainforest

b)

mountainous terrain

c)

wet savanna

d)

suitable farmland

2.

Mesopotamia stretches from ________.

a)

the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea

b)

the Persian Gulf to the Black Sea

c)

the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean

d)

the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea

3.

"Mesopotamia" is a Greek word meaning what?

a)

land between the rivers

b)

sacred land

c)

water of two rivers

d)

land by the sea

4.

Mesopotamia encompassed present-day _____.

a)

Iraq

b)

Greece

c)

China

d)

Egypt

5.

The city of Nineveh was the capital of which Ancient Mesopotamian civilization?

a)

Assyria

b)

Akkadia

c)

Babylon

d)

Sumeria

6.

Which civilization was most closely related to the region located in the “land between two rivers”?

a)

Iranian

b)

Egyptian

c)

Sumerian

d)

Greek

7.

Mesopotamia became a crossroads of shared traditions most likely due to _____.

a)

political instability

b)

economic opportunities

c)

geographic barriers

d)

frequent migrations

8.

The physical setting of Mesopotamia made the region most vulnerable to _____.

a)

cultural isolation

b)

natural disasters

c)

enemy invasions

d)

religious intolerance

9.

The first civilization located in the Mesopotamian region was known as _____.

a)

Iran

b)

Sumer

c)

Greece

d)

Egypt

10.

Which of the following made it difficult for people in Mesopotamia to unite?

a)

cultural diversity

b)

natural barriers

c)

religious freedom

d)

inaccessible rivers

11.

The Fertile Crescent region was created by the _____.

a)

Nile River

b)

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

c)

Black Sea

d)

Yellow River

12.

Which group is generally regarded as being one of the world’s first civilizations, settling in Mesopotamia some time around 4,000 BCE?

a)

Phoenicians

b)

Romans

c)

Hittites

d)

Sumerians

13.

Which two rivers in modern-day Iraq were important to the early civilizations of Mesopotamia?

a)

Euphrates and Nile

b)

Tigris and Euphrates

c)

Tigris and Nile

d)

Nile and Mississippi