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S.s.G10- Mod.2-Lesson 1 Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What geographic feature were all cities in Mesopotamia near?

a)

Deserts

b)

Mountains

c)

Rivers

d)

Oceans

2.

Division of Labor

a)

A math term

b)

Everyone does the same job

c)

Different people do different jobs

d)

Social Classes

3.

In Mesopotamia, what were the religious temples called?

a)

Pyramids

b)

Ziggurats

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Temples

4.

Cuneiform is the name of Mesopotamia's....

a)

Writing System

b)

Art and Entertainment

c)

Technology

d)

Government

5.

What was built around a city to protect it from attack in Mesopotamia?

a)

Walls

b)

Gates

c)

Farms

d)

Mountains

6.

Scribes in Mesopotamia wrote on...

a)

Paper

b)

Cave walls

c)

Clay

d)

Stone

7.

As huge populations converge on a city, the people require a government in order to keep and establish laws for people to follow. This is an example of what?

a)

Record Keeping

b)

Complex Institutions

c)

Advanced Technology

d)

Specialized workforce

8.

Advanced agricultural practices make it possible for fewer people to have to farm. People are then able to develop skills in different types of work. Artisans are able to make goods by hand.

a)

Specialized Workforce

b)

Domestication

c)

Complex Institutions

d)

Advanced Cities

9.

The invention of the wheel, calendars, and irrigation techniques falls under which category of advanced civilizations?

a)

Advanced Cities

b)

Record Keeping

c)

Complex Institutions

d)

Advanced Technology

10.

Why were the early civilizations called River Valley civilizations?

a)

because men built rivers.

b)

because all the early civilizations came along a river.

c)

because people worshipped the river god.