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Mesopotamia Introduction

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who dedicated their lives to a specific god/goddess and were in charge of providing a tribute to that god/goddess each day?

a)

Nomads/nomadesses

b)

City-states

c)

Everyday citizens

d)

Priests/priestesses

2.

Mesopotamia was not one unified country but was a collection of independent states with their own laws in the same region. The vocabulary word for this would be...

a)

myths

b)

city-states

c)

monarchy

d)

religion

3.

This vocabulary word has to do with moving water from one place to another, usually to water crops. Sprinklers and hoses are an example of this.

a)

Migration

b)

Irritation

c)

Irrigation

d)

Immigration

4.

The rivers that ran through Mesopotamia were the...

a)

Nile rivers

b)

Tigris and Euphrates rivers

c)

Yangzte rivers

d)

Punjab rivers

5.

Hammurabi's Code was...

a)

A programming code used to develop video games

b)

A list of passwords to gain entry to the palace

c)

A treaty between Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia

d)

A comprehensive legal code

6.

What was the written language of Mesopotamia called?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Mesopotamian

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Morse code

7.

What did Mesopotamians use cuneiform for primarily?

a)

To write love letters

b)

To keep track of business transactions

c)

To make treaties and alliances with other civilizations

d)

To declare war