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Mesopotamian Civilisation

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The two rivers between which Mesopotamia lay were:

a)

Ganga and Yamuna

b)

Indus and Jhelum

c)

Nile and Congo

d)

Tigris and Euphrates

2.

what does Mesopotamia mean?

a)

city between two rivers

b)

land between two rivers

c)

country between two rivers

d)

kingdom between two rivers

3.

The southernmost part of Mesopotamia was called:

a)

Sumer

b)

Akkad

c)

Babylon

d)

Assyria

4.

The middle class in Mesopotamian society was formed by the:

a)

king

b)

priests

c)

scribes

d)

merchants and landowners

5.

The unit of count used by the Mesopotamians was:

a)

40

b)

50

c)

60

d)

70

6.

what was the mesopotamian temples called?

a)

Zuism

b)

Ziggurats

c)

Babylonians

d)

Kaldanism

7.

The Mesopotamian people grew crops like:

a)

wheat, barley, pulses,fruits and vegetables

b)

rice, maize and cinnamon

c)

coriander, sugarcane and apples

d)

watermelons, apples and green vegetables

8.

The following is known as the 'Civilisation of the Crescent'

a)

Indus Valley Civilisation

b)

The Eygptian Civilisation

c)

The Chinese Civilisation

d)

The Mesopotamian Civilisation

9.

Initially simple pictures or ______________ were used to denote objects.

a)

Images

b)

Prints

c)

Pictograms

10.

The main cities of Mesopotamia were ____________, ______________, & ____________. (mark 3 ans)

a)

Akkad

b)

Assyria

c)

Babylon

d)

Uruk

e)

Eridu