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Mesopotamia and Egypt

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the correct order of states in Mesopotamia?
a)
Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians
b)
Babylonians, Hittites, Assyrians, Sumerians
c)
Akkadians, Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians
d)
Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Akkadians
2.
Hammurabi's Code was a system of laws that helped
a)
bring equality to social classes.
b)
increase the strength of the military.
c)
maintain order and unity in the region.
d)
build irrigation throughout the region.
3.
Which two rivers does Mesopotamia lie between?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Euphrates and Tiber
c)
Yangtze and Huang He
d)
Tiber and Nile
4.
Sargon maintained order and supervised his regions by...
a)
traveling with his armies and demanding food and support.
b)
building walls and moats around the Akkadian empire.
c)
controlling the Mediterranean Sea and North African sea lanes.
d)
writing his commandments and laws throughout Mesopotamia.
5.
Ziggurats were built to-
a)
bury dead pharoahs.
b)
Worship gods.
c)
buy and sell commodities.
d)
stage outdoor plays.
6.
The Assyrians were primarily known and respected for all of the following EXCEPT -- 
a)
Use of iron weapons
b)
Swift, horse-drawn chariots
c)
Vast libraries
d)
Building a beautiful capital in Babylon
7.
Gilgamesh sought to find the secret to
a)
absolute power.
b)
eternal friendship.
c)
eternal life.
d)
endless wealth.
8.
Which empire controlled the most land in Mesopotamia?
a)
Sumerians
b)
Akkadians
c)
Babylonians
d)
Assyrians
9.

What does Mesopotamia mean?

a)

The land between to lakes

b)

The land between two rivers

c)

The first recorded society

d)

Babylon in Sumerian language

10.

What does the word "Cuneiform" mean?

a)

Sumerian style of literature

b)

Wedge shaped

c)

Clay tablets that supported writing

d)

The Epic of Gilgamesh

11.

Who invented the first system of writing?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

ancient Sumerians

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

the ancient Ziggurats

12.

What were the religious buildings in Mesopotamia called?

a)

Churches

b)

Monotheism

c)

Polytheism

d)

Ziggurats

13.

Match the following

a)

Polytheism

1.

A religion that believes in many gods

b)

City-State

2.

A city that is an independent nation

c)

Monarchy

3.

Kings or Queens that pass power down to their children

d)

Monotheism

4.

A religion that believes in one god

e)

Theocracy

5.

Rulers were appointed by gods

14.

Reorder the following

a)

Writing developed

b)

Hammurabi wrote code of laws

c)

Peace and prosperity were brought to the people

d)

First step towards creation of society of rights

1)
2)
3)
4)
15.

Hammurabi's punishments were based off the idea of...

a)

Punishment brings peace

b)

An eye for an eye

c)

If you build me a house that breaks you owe me your life

d)

Innocent until proven guilty

16.

Who is featured here atop the stele of laws that they enacted?

a)

Nebuchanezzer and Gilgmesh

b)

Sumer and Ahkadian

c)

Hammurabi and Shamash

d)

Cuneiform and Hieroglyphs.

17.

Which of these are Mesopotamian inventions?

a)

The wheel

b)

The plow

c)

The alphabet

d)

All of them

18.

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

a)

Artisans

b)

Merchants

c)

Scribes

d)

Priests

19.

What was the main religion of the Mesopotamians?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judiasm

20.

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

a)

irrigation

b)

architecture

c)

fishing

d)

cuneiform

21.

All of these people are considered Mesopotamians except:

a)

Egyptians

b)

Akaadians

c)

Sumererians

d)

Babalonians

22.

Who held the highest levels of Mesopotamian society?

a)

Scribes

b)

Fishermen and Merchants

c)

Priests and Rulers

d)

Artists

23.

The Sumerian writing system was called

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Stele

c)

Heiroglyphs

d)

Cuneiform

24.

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

a)

Concrete

b)

Wood

c)

Metal

d)

Mud Brick

25.

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.

26.

Mesopotamian Gods often combined the bodies of humans and animals.

a)

True

b)

False

27.
Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery are called
a)
priests
b)
artisans
c)
scribes 
d)
heroes
28.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
29.

What continent is Mesopotamia located on?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Iraq

30.

When it flooded, what was left behind?

a)

surplus

b)

irrigation

c)

silt

d)

mud

31.

When you have extra food

a)

sumer

b)

extra food

c)

surplus

d)

irrigation

32.

What protected the city-states from attacks?

a)

Giant walls

b)

Armies

c)

Rivers

d)

Sargon the Great

33.

A belief in many gods

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Ziggurats

d)

Rituals

34.

What is this an example of?

a)

Church

b)

Pyramid

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Temple

35.

What sea was just to the south of Mesopotamia?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Tigris River

d)

Mediterranean Sea

36.

King of Akkad who formed the first empire

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Cuneiform

e)

Nebuchadnezzar

37.

Babylonian King who wrote 282 laws

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Cuneiform

e)

Nebuchadnezzar

38.

Several regions controlled by one person

a)

Tokens

b)

Empire

c)

City-State

d)

Papyrus

39.

a country made up of a city and the surrounding land

a)

Tokens

b)

Empire

c)

City-State

d)

Papyrus

40.

development of different kinds of jobs

a)

polytheistic

b)

artisan

c)

specialization

d)

governmet

41.

A later king of Babylon

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Nebuchadnezzer

c)

Sargon

d)

Asherbanipal

42.

Egypt formed along what river?

a)

Tigris

b)

Amazon

c)

Mississippi

d)

Nile

43.

The Egyptian form of writing is called what?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Hieroglyhocs

d)

Calligraphy

44.

The ruler or king of Egypt is called the ______________________.

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Sheik

c)

Musa

d)

Chief

45.

What was the capital of the Assyrian Empire?

a)

Canaan

b)

Nineveh

c)

Sumer

d)

Persia

46.

Zoroastrianism influenced what TWO religions?

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Daoism

e)

Judaism

47.

The first set of laws is ____________________ __________.

a)

Babylonian Code

b)

Phoenician Alphabet

c)

Hammurabi's Code

d)

Egyptian Pictionary

48.

1. The _______________ from the south conquered Egypt with the use of _________________ weapons and chariots during the Middle Kingdom.

a)

Indians, iron

b)

King Tut, steel

c)

Henry VIII, copper

d)

Hyksos, bronze

49.

How are the 3 kingdoms label by historians? __________, _____________, and __________

a)

Old

b)

New

c)

Middle

d)

Ancient

e)

Antiquity

50.

The Egyptian sun god was who?

a)

Ra

b)

Iris

c)

Hapi

d)

Aton

51.

What is called when a person pays the government money on their products and earnings? _________________

a)

Taxes

b)

Interest

c)

Product fines

d)

Regulation

52.

The oldest known works of literature is the Epic of ___________________________.

a)

Hammurabi’s Code

b)

Ashur

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

Nineveh

53.

What CONTINENT is Egypt located?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

54.

Where is the majority of Egyptian civilization located?

a)

Upper Egypt

b)

Lower Egypt

55.

Which member of government has the most power, just under the pharaoh?

a)

Treasurer

b)

General

c)

Vizier

d)

Scribes

56.

Only the _______ and ________ were mummified. Everyone else was buried in a shallow grave at the edge of the desert.

a)

Pharaohs

b)

Slaves

c)

Farmers

d)

Nobles

57.
The process of preserving a body for the afterlife
a)
Cremation
b)
Mummification
c)
Autopsy
d)
Surgery
58.

The ancient Egyptians built pyramids along the west bank of the Nile River. These pyramids were built as:

a)

Palaces for the kings

b)

Tourist attractions

c)

Temples for the gods

d)

Tombs for the pharaohs

59.

Third female pharaoh of Egypt was....

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Nefertiti

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Imhotep

60.

Pharaoh who tried to force all Egyptians to worship one god named “Aten”

a)

King Tut

b)

Amon Ra

c)

Akhenaten

d)

Ramses the Great

61.

What was a contribution of Egypt?

a)

Pyramids

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Polytheism

d)

Hinduism

62.

Why did the Nile flood every year?

a)

Rain in Ethiopia washed into the river

b)

The moon caused tides in the river

c)

Snow melted into the river

63.

Name given to Egyptian rulers who held absolute power and were regarded as divine or god-like.

a)

President

b)

King

c)

Pharaoh

64.

Ancient Egyptians had little concern for the after-life.

a)

True

b)

False

65.
An example of a delta is 
a)

A mountain

b)
a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
c)
The rapids along the Nile
66.
A tomb is a place where
a)
People are buried
b)
People hang out
c)
People eat
67.
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)

Delaware Bay

c)
Mediterranean Sea
68.
The Sphinx looks like it has ______.
a)
A lion's body and a dog's head.
b)
A lion's body and a man's head
c)
A tiger's body with feathers 
69.
The person who's tomb told us a lot about ancient Egypt was _________. 
a)
Tutankhamen (King Tut)
b)
Queen Carter
c)

King George

70.
Most of ancient Egypt's land was...?
a)
desert
b)
rainforest
c)
ice
71.

What is the geographic feature pictured above?

a)

Jungle

b)

Delta

c)

Peninsula

72.

Who united the two Kingdoms of the Nile around 3,000 B.C.?

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Tut

c)

Ramses

d)

Menes

73.

Ruling family

a)

dynasty

b)

pyramid

c)

cataract

d)

shadoof

74.

The kings of Upper Egypt wore a ______crown.

a)

white

b)

red

c)

green

d)

purple

75.

The kings of Lower Egypt wore ____________crowns.

a)

white

b)

red

c)

green

d)

purple

76.

After the two kingdoms united, the king wore a _________crown.

a)

gold

b)

red and white

c)

purple and green

d)

full

77.

The Ancient Egyptians used _________to help build their pyramids.

a)

geometry

b)

concrete

c)

terra cotta

d)

reeds

78.

Which pharaoh was responsible for building the Great Pyramid at Giza?

a)

Tutankhaten

b)

Khufu

c)

Hatshepsut

d)

Rames II

79.

Which of the following pharaohs was the first woman to have full power of the position of pharaoh?

a)

Nefertiti

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Senusret I

d)

Cleopatra

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