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Ancient Mesopotamia Test Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is a group of people who have a complex society, an organized government, art, religion, class division, and a writing system?
a)
Domestication 
b)
Organization 
c)
Agriculture 
d)
Civilization 
2.
This was one of the first civilizations and means "land between rivers."
a)
Mesopotamia 
b)
Sumer
c)
Fertile Crescent
d)
Iraq 
3.
What are the two rivers found in Mesopotamia?
a)
Huang He and Nile
b)
Tigris and Nile
c)
Euphrates and Tigris
d)
Nile and Indus 
4.
These are independent states and the surrounding area of land and villages...
a)
Organizations 
b)
Irrigation
c)
City-State
d)
Civilizations 
5.
Mesopotamia is part of the fertile crescent and crops grow very well in the fertile crescent because...
a)
the land is in mountainous areas.
b)
the unpredictable flood rains enriched the soil which made it good for growing and water was nearby.
c)
the land was near the ocean.
d)
the land is near the desert.
6.
This was the king who wrote a system of legal codes that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Nebuchadnezzar
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Nineveh
7.
This was the name given to the Sumerians writing system.
a)
Hiergoglyphics
b)
Sargon
c)
Cyrillian
d)
Cuneiform
8.
This was a skilled worker who made metal products, cloth, and pottery
a)
Priest
b)
Scribe
c)
Artisan
d)
Merchant
9.

People in the middle of the social class pyramid worked as....

a)

Kings, Priest, government officials, or scribes

b)

Artisans, merchants, farmers, fishers, or traders

c)

slaves

10.
True of false. The Sumerians built temples to honor their gods called Ziggurats?
a)
True
b)
False
11.

Believing in many different gods is called?

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Ziggurats

d)

Polytheistic

12.
True of false. Polytheism means the belief in ONE god.
a)
False.
b)
True.
13.

The Fertile Crescent is the region of land between the...

a)

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

b)

Nineveh and Roark Rivers

c)

Sumer and Hammurabi Rivers

d)

Ziggurat and Mesopotamia Rivers

14.

Fine soil that is good for farming is called....

a)

Silt

b)

Scribe

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Irrigation

15.

A person who could write in ancient Sumer

a)

Silt

b)

Scribe

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Irrigation

16.

Which leader created the world's first empire?

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Ashoka

17.

Which leader made a code of law for his empire?

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Ashoka

18.

Slaves made up this class.....

a)

Upper Class

b)

Middle Class

c)

Lower Class

19.

A pyramid-shaped temple built to honor the gods.

a)

Caravan

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Polytheism

d)

Tribute

20.

A forced payment.

a)

Caravan

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Polytheism

d)

Tribute

21.

The _______ Empire was able to grow because they had iron weapons and a professional army.

a)

Akkadian

b)

Assyrian

c)

Chaldean

d)

Sky-martin

22.

The people of Sumer used this invention to help water crops.

a)

Irrigation

b)

Astronomers

c)

Tribute

d)

Scribe

23.

A city and its surrounding area that functions and governs itself independently

a)

Levee

b)

Silt

c)

Cuneiform

d)

City-State

24.

What was the main purpose of the ziggurats in Ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

A home for the king

b)

Served as a temple for the gods

c)

Storehouse for crops

d)

Place for the cartwrights to work

25.

Which civilization was the first in Mesopotamia?

a)

Babylong

b)

Sumer

c)

Ur

d)

Assyria

26.

Which empire was Hammurabi the king of?

a)

Babylon

b)

Ur

c)

Sumer

d)

Assyria

27.

The land in Mesopotamia that is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and along the Mediterranean coast

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Fertile Crescent

c)

Sumer

d)

Assyria

28.

Punishments for breaking the laws of Hammurabi depended on your _____.

a)

class

b)

crime

c)

ability to pay the fine

d)

age

29.

Nebuchadnezzar built the Hanging Gardens of Assyria.

a)

true

b)

false

30.

What was the role of priests in Sumerian civilization?

a)

Lead the economy

b)

Introduce new technology

c)

Communicate with gods

d)

Run farms

31.
The Phoenicians dominated _______ trade across the Mediterranean.
a)
land
b)
all
c)
sea
d)
air
32.
What did the Phoenicians share with other groups they met, which is important to us today?
a)
Stories and legends
b)
Maps and compasses
c)
Shipbuilding and sailing strategies
d)
the alphabet they had invented
33.

How many letters did the Phoenician alphabet system have?

a)

22

b)

26

c)

28

d)

32

34.

When you have more than you need of something like food, you have a ...

a)

Surplus

b)

Irrigation

c)

Polytheism

d)

Tribute

35.

When there is not enough food and people are going hungry, this is called...

a)

Surplus

b)

Famine

c)

Drought

d)

3rd Core

36.

Which of the following was NOT part of the legacy of Mesopotamia?

a)

12 month calendar

b)

60 minute hours

c)

The Wheel

d)

Fire

37.

The people at the top of the social class pyramid had the most ___ but the least ____.

a)

most power/least population

b)

most population/least people

c)

most money/least happiness

d)

most people/least gold

38.

What is an empire?

a)

A group of many lands united under one ruler.

b)

One land with a king.

c)

Two lands with two kings.

d)

A group of many lands with many rulers.

39.

On what did the Sumerians write?

a)

Clay tablets

b)

Paper

c)

Papyrus

d)

Chat boxes

40.

Which empire did Nebuchadnezzar II rule over?

a)

Babylonian Empire

b)

Assyrian Empire

c)

Chaldean Empire

d)

Persian Empire