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Mesopotamia

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did people build ziggurats?

a)

To live in them

b)

To honor their gods

c)

For decoration

d)

To store stuff in them

2.

Who was the king of Chaldean empire?

a)

King Sargon

b)

King Nebuchadnezzar

c)

King Hammurabi

d)

No one

3.

Where is mesopotamia?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

b)

Yellow River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Indian Ocean

4.

What leader created the Akkad Empire that lasted for 200 years?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Sargon

d)

Akkad

5.

What does Polytheism mean?

a)

A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

b)

A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top

c)

beliefs of more than one god

d)

A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler

6.

What are the three cities names in Sumer?

a)

Ur, Eridu, Urk

b)

Lagash, Kish, Urk

c)

Ur, Uruk, Eridu

d)

Gash, Lish, Nippur

7.

Who made the first writing system?

a)

Sumerians

b)

Americans

c)

Early Dwellers

d)

Australians

8.

What is the first writing system?

a)

English

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Cave Arts

d)

None of the Above

9.

What were the four things that each River Valley Civilization have in common?

a)

Trading, farms, cows, corn

b)

Brow, stick, tree, grass

c)

Goods, trick, ships, ear

d)

Location, government, religion, social structure

10.

How did people in Mesopotamia tame the rivers?

a)

building dams

b)

blocking the water

c)

redirecting the water

d)

all of the above

11.

What is Hammurabi famous for?

a)

He was the first to use cuneiform (writing)

b)

He was the first emperor.

c)

He had a powerful army.

d)

He was the first to produce written laws.

12.

Mesopotamian's believed their Kings got their power from where?

a)

The Dirt

b)

Ms. Sage

c)

The Gods

d)

No one

13.

What was the Assyrian Empire known for?

a)

Being Nice

b)

A Good irrigation system

c)

Their Laws

d)

Having a big army that was brutal (ruthless)

14.

Which Mesopotamian Empire had the largest and richest capital?

a)

Babylonian Empire

b)

Akkadian Empire

c)

Assyrian Empire

d)

Chaldean Empire

15.

When did people first settle in Mesopotamia?

a)

7,000 CE

b)

7,000 BCE

c)

2021

d)

800 BCE

16.

Who was at the top of the social triangle?

a)

King

b)

Farmers

c)

Enslaved People

d)

Craftspeople

17.

How was the Assyrian Empire divided?

a)

Provinces (states)

b)

Mathamathically

c)

Academically

d)

Into North and South