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WorksheetsMesopotamia Unit Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following was not an ingredient for civilizations?
Art
War
Workers
Government
What was a nickname of Mesopotamia?
Fertile Crescent
Fertile Farmland
Babylon
The Land of the Free
What did nomads learn to do that allowed them to settle and form civilizations?
Hunting
Gathering
Trade
Farming
What does this image show?
Pyramid
Ruler's Palace
Ziggurat
Museum
Which things did Mesopotamians believe that the gods and goddesses controlled?
Everything
The River
How not well or well that the crops grew
The Gods did not control anything
What do we call the city and its surrounding farmland?
Village
Country
City-State
Farmland
How did rivers help civilizations succeed?
Natural barriers provided protection
Plenty of rain for farming
Humans were just smart enough to survive
Fertile soil for farming
How did the geography of Mesopotamia make survival difficult there at times?
To many natural barriers
Frequent flooding
Bad farmland
No access to water
What do we call the first written laws?
Hittite's Code of Law
Eudeikisland Code of Law
Babylon’s Code of Law
Hammurabi's Code
What country exists today where Mesopotamia once was?
United States
Iraq
Greece
Russia
The first Human civilization began in ________________.
Mesopotamia
Greece
China
Italy
What was significant about the geography of Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamia was in between two large mountain ranges
There was an abundance of different geographical features
Mesopotamia's georgraphy mirrored Egypt's
Nothing was significant about the geography of Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia was the _____________________ between the Indus River Valley and Egyptian civilizations.
Mecca
Capitol
Crossroads of Trade
Crossroads of Farming
What were the two rivers that Mesopotamia was in between?
Nile and Rio Grande
Mississippi and Ohio
Indus and Jordan
Tigris and Euphrates
Why did the rivers help Mesopotamia be so fertile?
They left behind silt that allowed plants to grow
The rivers watered the crops once a year
The rivers brought in fish that ancient civilizations used to fertilize their plants
None of the above
The creation of Mesopotamia marked the beginning of the...
Neolithic Period
Agricultural Revolution
Golden Age
Enlightenment
Which of the following was not a major contribution of the Sumerians?
Use of 60's
Epic of Gilgamesh
Canals
Military technology
Why did the Akkadian Empire fall?
They signed a peace treaty with Babylon
King Sargon died and his two sons could not decide who was in power
They eventually were tired from fighting with the Sumerians and surrendered
The Akkadian Empire did not fall
What was a Theocracy?
A government with one supreme king or queen
A type of government that was ruled by a legislature
A type of government that those who rule were said to be chosen by God
A type of government where leaders are elected by the people
What was the significance of Hammurabi's Code?
It was the foundation for future written laws and governments
It was the only law in the ancient world
Hammurabi's Code was only important because it was written on a stone
It was the only law said to have been written by the Gods
Why did the Assyrians have such a powerful army?
They said that God allowed them to be strong so they were a lucky army
They partnered with the Sumerians to have one giant army
The Assyrians created a military academy that trained their soldiers
They created different military technology and used siege warfare
What was not a contribution of the Babylonians?
The Hanging Gardens
Library of Ninevah
The story of The Tower of Babel
The Code of Hammurabi
What is the correct order of empires that we discussed? (First to last)
Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians
Akkadians, Assyrians, Sumerians, Persians, Babylonians
Sumerians, Babylonians, Persians, Akkadians, Assyrians
Assyrians, Akkadians, Persians, Babylonians, Sumerians
How was the Persian Empire created?
The Persians united with the Babylonians to defeat their enemies
The Persians used siege warfare to trick their enemies
Cyrus the Great united tribes in the Middle East and utilized his system of roads
The Persians did not create a large empire
What was the name of the road that helped the Persians create one of the largest land empires in history?
The Great Wall
The Royal Road
The World's Interstate
Going to the Sun Road
What was the way system that Mesopotamia used to trade?
Democracy
Bartering
Trading
Monetary Bargaining
