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WorksheetsMesopotamia Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
City-states are...
Confusing places with no true locations.
Capitals of countries where two rulers make decisions.
Independent areas with their own governments and surrounding farmland.
Large areas of land, made up of multiple towns.
The geography of Mesopotamia was ...
Warm and good for farming.
Covered in dry, hard, sun-baked soil.
All water except for a few islands.
Covered with trees and shrubs.
The people of Mesopotamia believed in many gods.
TRUE
FALSE
What two things did irrigation allow Sumerians to do?
control flooding & water their crops
control flooding & swim in the river
water their crops & create bath houses to clean themselves
water their crops and have drinking water
Which number represents the Euphrates River?
5
6
7
4
What is this building called?
Temple
Ziggurat
Cuneiform
Pyramid
Hammurabi was the king of ________________.
Babylonian Empire
Akkadian Empire
Assyrian Empire
Persian Empire
The invention of the sailboat helped the Sumerians most by ...
Giving them a place to relax in the summers.
Allowing them to more easily travel and trade goods by water.
Giving them a place to play “pirates”
Allowing them to transport water to their crops.
A group of many different lands under one ruler is a (an):
civilization
empire
city-state
nation
What is the name of the body of water labeled #3?
Black Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
What are the three levels of social structure called in Mesopotamia?
kings & nobles, slaves, farmers
kings & nobles, working class, slaves
Priests, kings & nobles, working class
Working Class, Slaves, Priests
What does polytheistic mean?
belief that the king is chosen by a god
belief in many gods
belief in one god
multiple religions
Which of these is NOT a Sumerian achievement?
wheel
plow
sundial
writing
Who was the leader of the Akkadians?
Nebuchadnezzar II
Hammurabi
Sargon
Cyrus
A person who copies out documents, written by hand are called ______.
artisans
nomads
slaves
scribes
Which empire was the 1st empire?
Persian
Akkadian
Assyrian
Babylonian
Complex societies that have cities, organized governments, art, religion, class divisions and writing systems are called _________.
empires
city-states
countries
civilizations
Mesopotamia means " (a) "
What system of writing did the Sumerians first develop?
cuneiform
hierglyphics
scribes
pictographs
What is the name of the body of water marked #4?
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
