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Mesopotamia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Mesopotamian civilization appears to have risen in the valley between what two rivers?

a)

Euphrates and Tigris

b)

Zagros and Taurus

c)

Nile and Amazon

d)

Danube and Rhine

2.

The region of Mesopotamia is located in the present day country of...?

a)

Iraq

b)

Turkey

c)

Syria

d)

Egypt

3.

What invention made farming possible in dry areas?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Sailboats

c)

Irrigation

d)

Clay Tablets

4.

Which king wrote the first recorded system of laws in human history?

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Cyrus

d)

Tut

5.

Why was the ziggurat important?

a)

It was an area of trade in the center of the city

b)

Built for government purposes only

c)

Temples built for the gods

d)

Homes built for the weathly

6.

What did the Mesopotamian scribes write on?

a)

clay tablets

b)

papyrus

c)

animal skin

d)

Paper

7.

What is the purpose of a code of law?

a)

To design ziggurats

b)

To send secret messages during times of war

c)

To establish laws and penalties

d)

To worship gods and goddesses

8.

The region known as Mesopotamia is indicated on the map by the letter:

a)

X

b)

W

c)

Z

9.

If a common man cut the eye of another common man, what would his punishment be according to Hammurabi's Code?

a)

He would have his eye out

b)

He would have to pay certain amount of gold

c)

nothing

10.

The highest level leader in Mesopotamia was a ...?

a)

Judge

b)

Council Leader

c)

King

d)

merchant

11.

A mixture of bits of rock and soil that gets deposited by the flood waters, is good for farming is called...

a)

bed rock

b)

silt

c)

sand

d)

pebbles

12.

The invention of irrigation made it possible to grow an extra supply of food which is called...

a)

surplus

b)

scarcity

c)

sufficient

d)

minimal

13.

King Sargon, he conquered and united all the city-states under 1 ruler, this created the first?

a)

Castle

b)

Territory

c)

Empire

d)

State

14.

The worship of many gods and goddesses

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

atheism

d)

Judaism

15.

A legendary Sumerian king who was the hero in one of the world's first written stories, one tale was about his quest for immortality

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Sargon

c)

Ashurbanipal

d)

Gilgamesh

16.

A professional writer or record keeper

a)

scribe

b)

judge

c)

king

d)

merchant

17.

A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using clay tablet; first system of writing

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

cuneiform

c)

wing dings

d)

Alphabet

18.

A long narrative poem that describes heroic deeds, can describe mythological characters, legends or religious stories, can also tell about real people and events from history.

a)

play

b)

novel

c)

haiku

d)

epic

19.

A city that is independent, with it's own government and leader, surrounded by a wall and farmland.

a)

city-state

b)

empire

c)

castle

d)

tribe

20.

Judaism is the first religion to believe in one God. What is this called?

a)

polytheism

b)

atheism

c)

monotheism

d)

paganism