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Mesopotamia Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

City-states are...

a)

Confusing places with no true locations.

b)

Capitals of countries where two rulers make decisions.

c)

Independent areas with their own governments and surrounding farmland.

d)

Large areas of land, made up of multiple towns.

2.

The geography of Mesopotamia was ...

a)

Warm and good for farming.

b)

Covered in dry, hard, sun-baked soil.

c)

All water except for a few islands.

d)

Covered with trees and shrubs.

3.

The people of Mesopotamia believed in many gods.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

What two things did irrigation allow Sumerians to do?

a)

control flooding & water their crops

b)

control flooding & swim in the river

c)

water their crops & create bath houses to clean themselves

d)

water their crops and have drinking water

5.

Which number represents the Euphrates River?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

4

6.

What is this building called?

a)

Temple

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Pyramid

7.

Hammurabi was the king of ________________.

a)

Babylonian Empire

b)

Akkadian Empire

c)

Assyrian Empire

d)

Persian Empire

8.

The invention of the sailboat helped the Sumerians most by ...

a)

Giving them a place to relax in the summers.

b)

Allowing them to more easily travel and trade goods by water.

c)

Giving them a place to play “pirates”

d)

Allowing them to transport water to their crops.

9.

A group of many different lands under one ruler is a (an):

a)

civilization

b)

empire

c)

city-state

d)

nation

10.

What is the name of the body of water labeled #3?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Mediterranean Sea

11.

What are the three levels of social structure called in Mesopotamia?

a)

kings & nobles, slaves, farmers

b)

kings & nobles, working class, slaves

c)

Priests, kings & nobles, working class

d)

Working Class, Slaves, Priests

12.

What does polytheistic mean?

a)

belief that the king is chosen by a god

b)

belief in many gods

c)

belief in one god

d)

multiple religions

13.

Which of these is NOT a Sumerian achievement?

a)

wheel

b)

plow

c)

sundial

d)

writing

14.

Who was the leader of the Akkadians?

a)

Nebuchadnezzar II

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Sargon

d)

Cyrus

15.

A person who copies out documents, written by hand are called ______.

a)

artisans

b)

nomads

c)

slaves

d)

scribes

16.

Which empire was the 1st empire?

a)

Persian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Assyrian

d)

Babylonian

17.

Complex societies that have cities, organized governments, art, religion, class divisions and writing systems are called _________.

a)

empires

b)

city-states

c)

countries

d)

civilizations

18.

Mesopotamia means " (a)   "

19.

What system of writing did the Sumerians first develop?

a)

cuneiform

b)

hierglyphics

c)

scribes

d)

pictographs

20.

What is the name of the body of water marked #4?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Persian Gulf