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WorksheetsSumer & Hammurabi's Code
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
Mesopotamia was built between which two rivers?
a)
Tigris and Tiber
b)
Euphrates and Nile
c)
Nile and Indus
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
2.
Mesopotamia means -
a)
Land between two rivers
b)
Rich fertile soil
c)
Blessed by god
d)
God's chosen people
3.
Fertile Crescent is an arc of land stretching from-
a)
Nile River to Euphrates River
b)
Mediterranean Sea to Red Sea
c)
Persian Gulf to Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea to Black Sea
4.
Ziggurats were built to-
a)
Bury dead pharoahs
b)
Worship gods
c)
Market place
d)
Outdoor plays
5.
Sumerians were -
a)
Polytheistic
b)
Monotheistic
c)
Atheistic
d)
Jewish
6.
Sumerians developed this form of government-
a)
Nation
b)
City-states
c)
Feudal sytem
d)
Democracy
7.
Nile river is to Egypt as the Euphrates River is to-
a)
Rome
b)
Anatolia
c)
India
d)
Mesopotamia
8.
Ancient Sumerians invented all EXCEPT
a)
Wheel
b)
Plow
c)
Sail
d)
Purple dye
9.
Hammurabi's Code treated all men equally
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Hammurabi's Code is -
a)
282 strict laws
b)
Moral code for Hebrews
c)
Treasure map
d)
Secret way to everlasting life
11.
This empire reached its peak under Hammurabi around 2,000 B.C.
a)
Assyrians
b)
Hittites
c)
Phoenicians
d)
Babylonians
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