WorksheetsMesopotamia Quiz Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Why did the first civilizations arise near river valleys?
Easy access to water and good farming conditions
Easy access to water and bronze mines
The rivers looked nice and good farming conditions
Sick loot drops
What was the purpose of a ziggurat?
To send messages to Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Grain storage
It was the Mesopotamian name for a palace
They were temples to honor the city's chief god
Mesopotamian religion was __________
Monotheist (one god)
Polytheist (many gods)
Pantheist (everything is god)
Atheist (they didn't believe in gods)
The Sumerian middle class was made up of which groups?
Farmers, Warriors, and Priests
Artisans, Slaves, and Merchants
Farmers, Artisans, and Merchants
Kings, Artisans, and Priests
What was the job of scribes?
To write and keep records
To do go to other lands and trade for goods
To grow crops for food
To vibe
What was the job of artisans?
To grow crops for food
To write and keep records
To make tools and goods from metal, cloth, and pottery
To art
Select the technological and scientific advances of the Sumerians
Creating a 12 cycle calendar based on the moon
Discovering fire
Inventing the wheel
Creating the first writing system
Building the first permanent homes
What was the name of the Sumerian writing system?
Runes
The alphabet
Kanji
Cuneiform
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The "land between the rivers"
The "land before time"
The "land of writing"
The "land over there"
Which of these are part of having a civilization?
Organized government
Reality TV shows
A shared culture
A writing system
What does irrigation do?
Irritates Gary
Brings water to crops
Helps stop floods
It is the name of a religious ceremony
What has it's own government but is not part of any larger unit?
A city-state
A nation
A culture
An empire
Which of the following come from Sumerian inventions?
The 60 second minute
The 7 day week
The 60 minute hour
The 360 degree circle
The two day weekend
Who was the head of the Sumerian household?
The mother
The father
The son
The daughter
Sumerian slaves mostly came from:
People captured in war
The Trans-Atlantic slave trade
People who looked at the king funny
People who owed money
What are the long poems people would memorize before writing called?
Poems
Boring
Epics
Awesomes
What does the invention of a writing system mark the end of?
No school times
History
Having to repeat your grocery list to yourself as you go to the store
Pre-history
Was learning about Mesopotamia more interesting than the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages?
Yes, a lot more
Yes, a bit more
No, a bit less
No, a lot less
Tell me something that you enjoyed from this lesson, either something cool you learned, a way we learned, or something else:
Tell me something that you would like to see changed or improved in this class:
