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Mesopotamia Test Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top.

a)

Empire

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Epic

d)

Pyramid

2.

Which group is credited with the creation of the "Library" at Nineveh

a)

Sumerians

b)

Babylonians

c)

Assyrians

d)

Gilgamesh

3.

A belief in more than one god.

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Atheist

d)

Nontheism

4.

A system that supplies dry land/crops with water.

a)

Surplus

b)

Agriculture

c)

Irrigation

d)

Silt

5.

What does "Mesopotamia" mean?

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Fertile land near a river or two

c)

Land by the river

d)

Land between rivers

6.

Which two rivers did Mesopotamia develop near?

a)

Tigris

b)

Indus

c)

Nile

d)

Euphrates

7.

A person who copies or write out documents, often a record keeper.

a)

Artisan

b)

Writer

c)

Surplus

d)

Scribe

8.

What was the main purpose of religion in Mesopotamia?

a)

To fill time

b)

To help explain the world around them

c)

To keep the peace

d)

To punish people

9.

An amount that is leftover after a need has been met.

a)

Surplus

b)

Extra

c)

Deficit

d)

Chariot

10.

Mesopotamia is also referred to as

a)

First Rome

b)

Fertile River

c)

Land of the Ages

d)

Fertile Crescent

11.

The Sumerians created the worlds first system of writing. What was it called?

a)

Scribe

b)

Clay

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Cuneiform

12.

Sumerian Kings claimed they received their power from the

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Gods

c)

Rivers

d)

Previous Kings

13.

What is the name of the first group to rule in Mesopotamia?

a)

Sumerians

b)

Babylonians

c)

Akkadians

d)

Assyrians

14.

Which one of these did Mesopotamia NOT invent.

a)

Plow

b)

Sewer System

c)

Irrigation System

d)

Metallurgy

15.

What is the chronological order of groups who controlled Mesopotamia.

a)

Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians

b)

Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Sumerians

c)

Babylonians, Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians

d)

Sumerians, Assyrians, Akkadians, Babylonians

16.

How did silt get replenished?

a)

Rain

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Rivers Flooding

d)

Irrigation System

17.

Fine particles of fertile soil.

a)

Irrigation

b)

Silt

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Epic

18.

Who created the worlds first empire?

a)

Assyrians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Babylonians

d)

Akkadians

19.

Which one of these items did Mesopotamia NOT invent

a)

Wheel

b)

Chariot

c)

Silk

d)

Sail

20.

What is Hammurabi most remembered for?

a)

Inventing cuneiform

b)

Establishing a code of law

c)

Building Ziggurats

d)

Creating the first empire in history

21.

Bronze is created by mixing what together?

a)

Bronze

b)

Brass

c)

Copper

d)

Platinum

e)

Tin