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Mesopotamia Unit Exam

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest known piece of literature ever written in history.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Who does Gilgamesh fight and become friends with?

a)

Utanapishtim

b)

Humbaba

c)

Enkidu

d)

Anu

3.

After Enkidu dies, what does Gilgamesh go looking for?

a)

immortality

b)

morals

c)

mortality

d)

Humbaba

4.

If a "mortal" is someone who can die, then an "immortal" is...

a)

someone with unlimited coffee

b)

someone who has the ability to live forever

c)

someone who is not alive

5.

The Epic of Gilgamesh is about...or the moral of the story would be...

a)

A persons legacy can be immortal

b)

how to fight off gods (e.g. Ishtar and Anu) when you're a king

c)

All mortals will eventually dies.

6.

Gilgamesh is from which kingdom

a)

Egypt

b)

Uruk

c)

Athens

7.

The story of Gilgamesh is a(an)

a)

play

b)

epic poem

c)

history

8.

Gilgamesh was written in which language

a)

Arabic

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Cuneiform

d)

ancient Akkadian

9.
Who was Hammurabi? 
a)
God in Ancient Sumer
b)
emperor of Babylonian Empire
c)
 warrior who fought Gilgamesh
d)
scribe known throughout Mesopotamia
10.
What did Hammurabi do with the code of laws to make sure everyone knew of them?
a)
He had scribes write and display them for all to see
b)
He required fathers to teach the code to their children
c)
He had teachers make students memorize them
d)
He required priests to pray them to the gods as worship
11.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
a)
story of Babylonian empire's creation by the gods
b)
written language of Babylonian Empire
c)
 collection of written laws from the Babylonian Empire
d)
book describing warfare from the Babylonian Empire
12.
Hammurabi's code is a famous system of laws because it ...
a)
is thought to be one of the earliest written set of laws
b)
led directly to the development of democracy
c)
had such lenient punishments
d)
was considered unfair, causing people to rebel in the world's first insurrection
13.
If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out.  If he has nocked out the teeth of a plebeian (commoner), he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver."
--Code of Hammurabi
Which statement is best supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi's code of laws?
a)
Law sometimes distinguishes between social classes.
b)
All men are equal under the law.
c)
Violence must always be punished with violence.
d)
Fines are preferable to physical punishment.
14.
Laws are necessary because:
a)
Without them life would be chaotic
b)

Without laws, people lived in fear.

c)

they create order

d)
All the above
15.

What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?

a)

messy region to live in

b)

region that can be tamed

c)

land between two rivers

d)

land near the mountains

16.

This structure was the most important building within a city-state.

a)

The palace

b)

The ziggurat

c)

The surplus food supply room

d)

The two-story homes of the priests

17.
What was the name for a person who could read and write in Sumer?
a)
king
b)
government official
c)
scribe
d)
writer
18.

Bringing water to your crops. Including: Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches

a)

irrigation

b)

agriculture

c)

ziggurat

d)

scribes

19.

What does polytheistic mean?

a)

belief in one god

b)

Belief in more than one god

20.

The term profit means...

a)

more than is needed

b)

trade between two colonies

c)

financial gain

d)

financial loss

21.

Who was at the bottom of the social class?

a)

priests

b)

landowners

c)

fishers

d)

slaves

22.

The green area of the map is known as what?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

The Tigris and Euphrates River Valley

c)

The Middle East

d)

The Fertile Crescent

23.

What is the name of the easternmost river?

a)

Tigris

b)

Euphrates

24.

What is the name of the westernmost river?

a)

Tigris

b)

Euphrates

25.

What was the name of the mountain range on the eastern border of the fertile crescent?

a)

Zorg Mountains

b)

Akkadian Mountains

c)

Sumerian Mountains

d)

Zagros Mountains

26.

The sea that makes up the western border of the fertile crescent is the

a)

Black Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

27.
By about 6000 B.C., farmers built ________ to carry water from the rivers to their fields.
a)
tunnels
b)
sprinklers
c)
buckets
d)
canals
28.
The fine soil deposited by rivers is called ___________.
a)
dirt
b)
mud
c)
sand
d)
silt
29.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi 
d)
Sumer
30.

What is here?

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Sumer

d)

Persian Gulf

31.

How did metal plows help to increase Mesopotamian trade with other civilizations?

a)

Farmers who bought plows from traders found their new tools so helpful that they later bought many other goods from traders.

b)

Farmers could plant faster, helping them plant larger areas and grow extra grain for traders to sell.

c)

Many farmers who had learned metalworking to make plows also made other metal goods for traders to sell.

32.

“If a man has struck another man who is great above him, he shall be struck in the assembly with sixty strokes of a cow-hide whip.


If a man of gentle birth has struck another man of gentle birth who is like himself, he shall pay one mina of silver.


If a poor man has struck another poor man, he shall pay ten shekels of silver.


If a gentleman’s servant has struck a free-man, one shall cut off his ear.” --from the Code of Hammurabi


How is the class structure of Mesopotamian society reflected in these laws?

a)

The laws state that slavery is legal so slaveholders cannot be punished.

b)

Fines are used as a form of punishment against the merchant class.

c)

The punishment for crimes is dependent on a person’s social status.

33.

Which statement describes the main difference between Hammurabi’s Code and previous legal systems?

a)

Hammurabi’s Code increased the power of judges and rulers to decide punishments.

b)

Hammurabi’s Code established a set of standard punishments for crimes.

c)

Hammurabi’s Code treated people of all social classes as equals.

34.

Which of the following facts serves as evidence that the Mesopotamians were polytheists?

a)

The city of Ur had temples dedicated to worshipping the goddess Ishtar and the god Enki.

b)

The Sumerian story of the Great Flood is similar to the Bible story about Noah’s Ark.

c)

Goods made in India and Egypt were brought to Mesopotamia by traders.

35.

The earliest written communication was through _______________, or symbols that represent entire words.

a)
alphabet
b)
pictographs
c)
scribes
d)

phonographs

36.

The division of society grouped by income and way of life.

a)

social classes

b)

immortality

c)

polytheism

d)

art and architecture.

37.

What physical feature is represented by the letter E

a)

Meditteranean Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Red Sea

38.

The Gates of Babylon are an example of what element?

a)

government

b)

art and architecture

c)

public work

d)

complex religion

39.

What body of water is represented by letter C?

a)

Caspian Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Persian Gulf

40.
Created the world's first alphabet 
a)
Assyrians 
b)
Babylonians 
c)
Sumerians 
d)
Phonecians 
41.

Why were the Phoenicians known as the "Purple People?"

a)

Because they made purple dye, which was highly valued by royalty.

b)

Their diet turned their skin purple.

c)

Their capitol city of Tyre was painted purple.

42.

The Phoenicians were mainly a ___ _______ people.

a)

Desert

b)

Mountain

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Sea Faring

43.
This group of people became expert sailors. Sailing helped them become wealthy because of trade routes. 
a)
Assyrians 
b)
Phoenicians 
c)
Babylonians 
d)
Kassites 
44.

According to this map, what can you infer?

a)

Mesopotamia was located to the east of Phoenicia.

b)

Phoenicians created a network of trade routed around the Mediterranean Sea.

c)

The United States is west of the Mediterranean Sea.

d)

Phoenicians created the first alphabet, so it could be used to keep records of trades.

e)

All of the above.