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Mesopotamia Show what you know Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Mesopotamia mean in the Greek language?

a)

Land between 2 lakes

b)

The first civilization

c)

The land between 2 rivers

d)

Home of Hammurabi

2.

Cuneiform is the name for the Mesopotamia form of . . .

a)

Laws

b)

Writing

c)

Tools

d)

Religion

3.

The Code of Hammurabi is also known by the term. . .

a)

Law of the Land

b)

Search and Seizure

c)

Bad Boys, Bad Boys what you g0ing to do

d)

Eye for an Eye

4.

The civilization of Mesopotamia had 3 social classes which were?

a)

Aristocracy (upper class), Working Class, Slaves

b)

High, Medium, Low

c)

Kardashians, The Middle, Jersey Shore

d)

Upper, Middle, Lower

5.

How many laws were there in Hammurabi's Code?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

688

d)

282

6.

The #1 reason why the people of Mesopotamia no longer had to spend there whole day looking for food to eat was?

a)

They hired hunters

b)

They created farms

c)

The Gods provided all the food they needed

d)

They had an endless supply of berries

7.

Two groups of people that were apart of the aristocracy (upper class) of Mesopotamia were...

a)

firemen, policemen

b)

Religious leaders, Military leaders

c)

farmers, peasants

d)

house builders, teachers

8.

Which one of these lists are the inventions of the people of Mesopotamia?

a)

papyrus sheets, the ox pulled plough

b)

Iphone, Ipad, Ipod

c)

the chariot, water wheel, the fire arrow

d)

the wheel, sailboat, sundial, calendar

9.

Who decided if a person was innocent or guilty in Mesopotamia?

a)

A judge

b)

The King

c)

Your neighbors

d)

The town clerk

10.

What country today is where Mesopotamia began some 5,000 years ago?

a)

USA

b)

Canada

c)

Iraq

d)

Egypt