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Mesopotamia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
2.

What present-day countries was Mesopotamia located in?

a)

Iraq and Iran

b)

India and Pakistan

c)

United States and Canada

d)

France and Germany

3.

What name means "land between two rivers"?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Tigris

c)

Sumer

d)

Persian

4.

Which word means "having the ability to produce crops"?

a)

cuneiform

b)

fertile

c)

irrigation

d)

polytheism

5.

The physical geography of the Fertile Crescent included...

a)

a harsh climate and cold, dry deserts

b)

a warm, humid climate with tropical rainforests

c)

a mild climate with fertile soil near two rivers

d)

a dry desert-like climate

6.

Which word means "people who did not settle in one place and lived by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food"?

a)

agriculture

b)

hunter-gatherers

c)

priest

d)

state

7.

When did hunter-gatherers start to settle and become farmers?

a)

20,000 BCE

b)

10,000 BCE

c)

2,000 BCE

d)

2021 CE

8.

What was Babylonia?

a)

The wife of King Hammurabi

b)

A famous river near the Tigris and Euphrates

c)

The language spoken by the Sumerians

d)

A state in Mesopotamia that became the center of civilization

9.

What is a ziggurat?

a)

a temple built int he center of a Mesopotamian city where the priest lived

b)

a special canal built to irrigate crops

c)

a large building where the king's servants lived

d)

a small toy with wheels that children played with

10.

The first writing system in Mesopotamia used symbols and was called

a)

ABCs

b)

cuneiform

c)

Latin

d)

English

11.

What word means "religion with more than one god"?

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

c)

prosperous

d)

relief

12.

Which of these words means "bringing wealth or making money"?

a)

hunter-gatherer

b)

irrigation

c)

prosperous

d)

relief

13.

What is this an image of?

a)

a ziggurat temple

b)

an Egyptian pyramid

c)

a school building

d)

an ancient castle

14.

This is a Sumerian plow. What are plows used for?

a)

farming

b)

building houses

c)

writing on stone tablets

d)

making clothes

15.

What word means "pictures or designs sculpted onto a surface"?

a)

agriculture

b)

cuneiform

c)

irrigation

d)

relief

16.

When did ancient Mesopotamians start making advanced stone tools and weapons?

a)

10,000 BCE

b)

7,000 BCE

c)

1,700 BCE

d)

Yesterday

17.
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
18.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
19.
Which two rivers flowed around Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Nile and Yellow
c)
Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf
d)
Yellow and Yangtze
20.
The first literature work was dedicated to which man?
a)
Sargon
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Gilgamesh
d)
Humbaba