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Mesopotamia

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mesopotamia was between two rivers named _________.
a)
Jordan and Draper
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Nile and Elephant 
2.
The wedge-shaped writing that Mesopotamians used was called ________.
a)
Cuneiform 
b)
Cave Paintings 
c)
Drawings 
3.
The two important cities in Mesopotamia were _______.
a)
Draper and Salt Lake City 
b)
Egypt and London 
c)
Babylon and Ur
4.
The world's first written story was about _______.
a)
Mesopotamia 
b)
Gilgamesh
c)
Hammurabi 
5.
Mesopotamians believed in ______.
a)
One God
b)
No Gods
c)
Many Gods
6.
Mesopotamian temples were called ______.
a)
Ziggurats
b)
Caves
c)
Pyramids 
7.
Hammurabi created the first written _______.
a)
stories
b)
books
c)
laws
8.

Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers. Name the two rivers.

a)

The Nile and the Amazon

b)

The Tigris and the Euphrates

c)

The Snake and the Colorado

d)

The Pol and the Yangtze.

9.

Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's laws?

a)

It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.

b)

It was used by many later civilizations as a model

c)

The laws are written in stone.

d)

It treated all people the same under the law.

10.

Which of these are Mesopotamian inventions?

a)

The wheel

b)

The plow

c)

The alphabet

d)

All of them

11.

The few Mesopotamians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

a)

Artisans

b)

Merchants

c)

Scribes

d)

Priests

12.

What was the main religion of the Mesopotamians?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judiasm

13.

Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops is also known as

a)

irrigation

b)

architecture

c)

fishing

d)

cuneiform

14.

All of these people are considered Mesopotamians except:

a)

Egyptians

b)

Akaadians

c)

Sumererians

d)

Babalonians

15.

Who held the highest levels of Mesopotamian society?

a)

Scribes

b)

Fishermen and Merchants

c)

Priests and Rulers

d)

Artists

16.

The Sumerian writing system was called

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Stele

c)

Heiroglyphs

d)

Cuneiform

17.

Most city-states of Mesopotamia used ________ as their primary building material.

a)

Concrete

b)

Wood

c)

Metal

d)

Mud Brick

18.

Punishments under the Code of Hammurabi

a)

were more harsh for people of lower social classes.

b)

stressed reform rather than retribution for crimes.

c)

did not cover domestic/family concerns.

d)

did not apply to the upper class.

19.

Mesopotamian Gods often combined the bodies of humans and animals.

a)

True

b)

False

20.
Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery are called
a)
priests
b)
artisans
c)
scribes 
d)
heroes
21.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Hammurabi
b)
Gilgamesh
c)
Nebuchadnezzar
d)
Ninevah
22.
Record keepers who often kept records for government officals
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
23.

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

a)

City-State

b)

Country

c)

Villiage

d)

Culture

24.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
25.

In Greek, Mesopotamia means?

a)

The land between 2 rivers

b)

The rivers between 2 lands

c)

The river that flows up and down

d)

Means wedges

26.

What continent is Mesopotamia located on?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Iraq

27.

When it flooded, what was left behind?

a)

surplus

b)

irrigation

c)

silt

d)

mud

28.

When you have extra food

a)

sumer

b)

extra food

c)

surplus

d)

irrigation

29.

What protected the city-states from attacks?

a)

Giant walls

b)

Armies

c)

Rivers

d)

Sargon the Great

30.

A belief in many gods

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Ziggurats

d)

Rituals

31.

What is this an example of?

a)

Church

b)

Pyramid

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Temple

32.

What sea was just to the south of Mesopotamia?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Tigris River

d)

Mediterranean Sea

33.

Why was Mesopotamia an attractive place to settle in?

4 lines
34.

Babylonian King who wrote 282 laws

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Cuneiform

e)

Nebuchadnezzar

35.

King of Akkad who formed the first empire

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Cuneiform

e)

Nebuchadnezzar

36.

Several regions controlled by one person

a)

Tokens

b)

Empire

c)

City-State

d)

Papyrus

37.

tame

a)

Not this answer :)

b)

artisan

c)

specialization

d)

domesticate

38.

development of different kinds of jobs

a)

polytheistic

b)

artisan

c)

specialization

d)

governmet

39.

civilization

a)

complex societies

b)

government

c)

skilled workers

d)

being nice to each other

40.

Upper class

a)

murchants

b)

priests

c)

enslaved people

41.

lower class

a)

government officials

b)

enslaved people

c)

farmers

42.

lower class

a)

enslaved people

b)

fishers

c)

kings

43.

A later king of Babylon

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Nebuchadnezzer

c)

Sargon

d)

Asherbanipal

44.

belief in many gods

a)

monotheism

b)

civilization

c)

naturism

d)

polytheism

45.

These people built a great army to protect their lands from invasion

a)

Egyptians

b)

Chaldeans

c)

Babylonians

d)

Assyrians

46.

These people built a great army to protect their lands from invasion

a)

Egyptians

b)

Chaldeans

c)

Babylonians

d)

Assyrians

47.

Who was the king of the Akkadians who conquered all of Mesopotamia?

a)

Sargon

b)

Paul

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Gilgamesh

48.

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

a)

artisans

b)

kings and priests

c)

merchants and traders

d)

scribes

49.

To support Babylon's Building projects and military, Nebuchadnezzar

a)

stole from other city-states

b)

started wars throughout the region

c)

collected very high taxes from his people

d)

required traveling merchants to pay tribute to Babylon

50.

A mixture of copper and tin is called

a)

amber

b)

brass

c)

bronze

d)

platinum

51.

The Epic of Gilgamesh was a long poem written in

a)

cuneiform

b)

English

c)

Indo-European

d)

Hieroglypics

52.

One factor that contributed to the success of the Assyrian army was its ____________ weapons

a)

bronze

b)

gold

c)

iron

d)

bronze

53.

Who created and ruled the Babylonian Empire?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Marduk

c)

Nabopolassar

d)

Sargon

54.

Throughout history, which two factors have influenced where people settle?

a)

building supplies and nearby trade ports

b)

animals for hunting and average temperature

c)

drinking water and the ability to grow crops

d)

population density and business opportunity

55.

What is Polytheism?

a)

a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero

b)

a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top

c)

a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

d)

A belief in more than one god

56.

What is a city-state?

a)

a belief in more than one god

b)

a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

c)

a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes or streams

d)

a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top

57.

What is a Ziggurat?

a)

a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

b)

a person who copies or writes out documents: often a record keeper

c)

A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top

d)

a belief in more than one god

58.

What is Cuneiform?

a)

a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay

b)

a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches. pipes or streams

c)

a person who copies or writes out documents: often a record keeper

d)

a city that governs itself and its surrounding areas

59.

A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler is called...

a)

Epic

b)

Empire

c)

City-State

d)

Scribe

60.

A person who copies or writes out documents: often a record keeper is called..

a)

ziggurat

b)

polytheism

c)

cuneiform

d)

scribe

61.

A long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero

a)

Epic

b)

Empire

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Irrigation

62.

A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes or streams

a)

Polytheism

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Irrigation

d)

Epic

63.

Early Mesopotamian farmers used a system for watering crops called

a)

silt

b)

irrigation

c)

dams

d)

surplus

64.

The irrigation system led farmers grow surpluses which led to

a)

storing extra amounts of food for later use

b)

irrigating the land

c)

Sumer's civilization

d)

pottery crafting

65.

Artisans were know for

a)

making laws

b)

using cuneiform to keep records

c)

making pottery, tools, or weapons

d)

praising different gods

66.

A ziggurat was considered a

a)

large temple to honor god

b)

farming area

c)

large pyramid shaped building

d)

place where the king lived

67.

Scribes were known as

a)

official record keepers

b)

artisans

c)

kings

d)

government officials

68.

Why was cuneiform an important part of history?

a)

It showed how Sumerians worshiped multiple gods.

b)

It showed how Sumerians kept records of their lives and history.

c)

It showed how Sumerians farmed their lands.

d)

I don't know!

69.

Which of the following positions belong in the upper class? Select two answers

a)

farmer

b)

king

c)

government official

d)

artisan

70.

Which type of transportation inventions did Sumerians invent? (two choices)

a)

chariot

b)

wagon for farming

c)

canoe

d)

sailboat

71.

People in Mesopotamia learned to build dams to

a)

stop the rain from coming

b)

control the seasonal floods

c)

let water flow to the farming fields

d)

build irrigation systems

72.
Mesopotamia means
a)
the land between the deserts
b)
the land between two rivers
c)
the land between the oceans
d)
the land between the city-states
73.
A means of supplying land with water is a(n)
a)
cylinder seal
b)
chariot
c)
irrigation system
d)
cuneiform
74.
A culture marked by developments in arts, sciences, government, and socialstructure 
a)
civilization
b)
culture
c)
Sumer
d)
Ur
75.
Another word for status is
a)
level
b)
order
c)
king
d)
importance
76.
A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government. 
a)
civilization
b)
city-state
c)
empire
d)
culture
77.
Sumerians invented irrigation systems and the plow which helped to create 
a)
a stable food supply
b)
a strong army
c)
beautiful artwork
d)
a system of government
78.
Sumerians believed their kings were chosen by 
a)
their fathers
b)
the gods
c)
aliens
d)
an old guy named Joe
79.

Which empire was ruled by Sargon?

a)

Akkadians

b)

Babylonians

c)

Egyptians

d)

Assyrians

80.
For what achievement is Sargon best known? 
a)
Building the Hanging Gardens for his wife
b)
Creating the world's first empire
c)
Inventing peanut butter
d)
Creating the first code of laws
81.
Why did Nebuchadnezzar build the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
a)
He wanted to sell plants and flowers
b)
He wanted to impress his guests
c)
He wanted to please his homesick wife
d)
He loved gardening
82.
The Akkadians used steles to 
a)
attack enemy forces
b)
get water for farming 
c)
record important events
d)
make objects from metal 
83.
What is Hammurabi best remembered?
a)
a code of laws
b)
a style of battle 
c)
a hanging garden
d)
a system of canals
84.
Hammurabi was king of what empire?
a)
Akkadian
b)
Babylonian
c)
Amorites
d)
Assyrian
85.

Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon and made the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

a)

Ninevah

b)

astronomer

c)

province

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

86.

Hammurabi was the emperor of the

a)

Assyrian Empire

b)

Babylonian Empire

c)

Chaldean Empire

d)

Akkadian Empire

87.

The Assyrians had a successful military because

a)

they made and fought with iron weapons.

b)

their soldiers were giants.

c)

their soldiers were poorly trained.

d)

they had many weapons.

88.

Hammurabi's Code is a law system that

a)

criminals pay a fine for the crime

b)

no punishments for any crime

c)

people being able to decide their own punishments

d)

the punishment matching the crime

89.

Who was the emperor that created the first library?

a)

Sargon

b)

Ashurbanipal

c)

Nabopolassar

d)

Hammurabi

90.

What order did the empires hold power?

a)

Babylonians, Chaldeans, Akkadians, Assyrians

b)

Assyrians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Chaldeans

c)

Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Chladeans

d)

Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians,Chaldeans

91.
Who was Hammurabi?
a)
He was a god.
b)
He was a king of the first city of Ur.
c)
He was the king of the Babylonian empire.
d)
He was a Mesopotamian scribe.
92.
What is a stele?
a)
A babylonian chariot.
b)
A big black rock with the written laws etched on it.
c)
A big black rock with carvings etched on it.
d)
An early form of steel.

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