wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Mesopotamian Inventions Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rules for how a community should live.

a)

laws

b)

irrigation

c)

empire

d)

base 60 number system

2.

Moving water from a river to fields of crops.

a)

laws

b)

irrigation

c)

empire

d)

base 60 number system

3.

When you have one leader ruling over many different communities.

a)

laws

b)

irrigation

c)

empire

d)

base 60 number system

4.

A mathematical system based around the number 60.

a)

laws

b)

irrigation

c)

empire

d)

base 60 number system

5.

These were used to sign documents with unique pictures, like how we sign our names today.

a)

bronze

b)

board games

c)

chariot

d)

cylinder seal

6.

a wheeled cart pulled by horses

a)

bronze

b)

board games

c)

chariot

d)

cylinder seal

7.

games that are usually played on a board with other small pieces

a)

bronze

b)

board games

c)

chariot

d)

cylinder seal

8.

a kind of metal that was good for making stronger weapons and tools

a)

bronze

b)

board games

c)

chariot

d)

cylinder seal

9.

a calendar that uses the changing moon as a guide

a)

lunar calendar

b)

literature

c)

wheel

d)

sailboat

10.

a kind of writing that includes stories, poems, musical lyrics...

a)

lunar calendar

b)

literature

c)

wheel

d)

sailboat

11.

a round object that can be put below a vehicle to allow it to move more easily

a)

lunar calendar

b)

literature

c)

wheel

d)

sailboat

12.

a kind of boat that uses the power of wind to move

a)

lunar calendar

b)

literature

c)

wheel

d)

sailboat

13.

large rectangular step temples

a)

ziggurats

b)

musical instruments

c)

writing

d)

plow

14.

objects that are made to create beautiful sounds

a)

ziggurats

b)

musical instruments

c)

writing

d)

plow

15.

putting marks on paper or tablets to create words, sentences and ideas

a)

ziggurats

b)

musical instruments

c)

writing

d)

plow

16.

a tool to help farmers separate soil and plant seeds

a)

ziggurats

b)

musical instruments

c)

writing

d)

plow