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WorksheetsAncient Mesopotamia Study Guide!!!
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
2.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
3.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
4.
The Fertile Crescent soil is...
a)
dry
b)
rich
c)
rocky
d)
unproductive
5.
The word "Mesopotamia" means
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
land in the middle of the desert
c)
land between the rivers
d)
land north of the sea
6.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
7.
What is a city-state?
a)
Group of traders traveling together
b)
City & its surrounding land with its own government
c)
First form of writing made up of lines on tablets
d)
Market selling goods (mall)
8.
More food than as needed by a person.
a)
Trade
b)
Domestication
c)
Surpus
d)
Irrigation
9.
Polytheism is the belief that...
a)
spirits that control your life.
b)
the universe controls your life.
c)
there are many gods.
d)
there is a heaven.
10.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
11.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
12.
What were the rivers effect on people?
a)
provided fertile soil
b)
killed crops
c)
they were calming
d)
were pretty to look at
13.
This Mesopotamian king built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife.
a)
Sargon
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Nebechanezzer
d)
Gilgamesh
14.
What is the name of the writing invented by Mesopotamians?
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Latin
d)
Sanskrit
15.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Sumer
16.
Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
a)
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
b)
t was used by many later civilizations as a model
c)
It treated all people the same under the law.
d)
It was carved in stone.
17.
Why was writing first invented?
a)
for texting
b)
to write stories
c)
for fun
d)
to keep records
18.
The Sumerians invented something that made it possible for their armies to use chariots. What was it?
a)
harnesses
b)
swords
c)
wheels
d)
horseshoes
19.
Name of the tool used to write cuneiform
a)
Pen
b)
Chopstick
c)
Stylus
d)
Reed
20.
The only people in Mesopotamia who could read or write were...
a)
kings
b)
merchants
c)
priests
d)
scribes
21.
Today we use paper to write on, but in Ancient Mesopotamia they used ________________ to record (write) the cuneiform.
a)
wood
b)
clay tablets
22.
What does the word cuneiform mean?
a)
Picture words
b)
Writing in Sumerian
c)
Clay
d)
Wedge-shaped
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