WorksheetsAncient Middle East
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
What geographic term means "between the rivers"?
Tigris
Euphrates
Ur
Mesopotamia
Where does the Bible say that Noah's Ark landed?
Mt. Fuji
Mt. Ararat
Mt. Everest
Mt. Sinai
What was the wedge-shaped writing of Sumer called?
archaeology
pictographs
cuneiform
irrigation
What was the main occupation in Sumer?
scribe
priest
farmer
merchant
What is the smallest ocean?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
What is the warmest ocean?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
What is the largest ocean?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
What is the ocean between the Americas and Europe or Africa?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
The study of ancient people by means of recovering, preserving, and evaluating remains for the past is _ (a)
A belief based on fear and ignorance rather than the truth is _ (a)
The tall, layered temples built by the Sumerians for worship were called _ (a)
The most common type of seal in Sumer was the (a) seal.
Abraham came from the city of (a)
God promised Abraham the land of (a)
Click in the circle on the Mediterranean Sea.
Click in the circle on the Mesopotamia.
Click in the circle on the Red Sea.
Click in the circle on the Persian Gulf.
Click in the circle on the Caspian Sea.
Click in the circle on the Tigris River.
Click in the circle on the Euphrates River.
Click the circle on the Pacific Ocean.
Click the circle on the Indian Ocean.
Click the circle on the Arctic Ocean.
Click the circle on the Atlantic Ocean.
Click the circle on Europe.
Click the circle on South America.
Click the circle on Africa.
Click the circle on Asia.
Click the circle on Australia.
Click the circle on Antarctica.
Click the circle on North America.
Name the southern part of Sumer.
Chaldea
Canaan
Phoenicia
Tigress
Name the most important Sumerian city.
Babylon
Ur
Jerusalem
Eden
Which continent listed below is NOT part of the "Old World"?
North America
Asia
Europe
Africa
Which of the rivers listed below were part of the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris
Jordan
Nile
Euphrates
Which of the inventions listed below were inventions of the Sumerians?
wheel
ax
coins
writing
The circumference of the earth is (a) miles.
The diameter of the earth is (a) miles.
Six sevenths of the world's people live in the ____________ Hemisphere.
Northern
Southern
Western
Eastern
Which hemisphere is the area between the equator and the North Pole?
Northern
Southern
Western
Eastern
What is the imaginary line that runs halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole called?
(a)
Which hemisphere has the most land?
Western
Eastern
A globe is a map of the world in the shape of a (a) .
Sumerian moon god (a)
the tomb revealed much about the Sumerians' beliefs (a)
powerful ruler of Ur who built its ziggurat (a)
famous citizen of Ur mentioned in the Bible (a)
What would be located at the top of a ziggurat?
(a)
Which of the following did the Sumerians use in their buildings?
arch
cylinder
dome
seal
What instrument did the Sumerians use to stamp their documents?
altar
seal
dome
ziggurat
Supplying land with water is called ______.
archaeology
humanism
civilization
irrigation
This is our only completely accurate record of ancient history.
(a)
Another name for the Eastern Hemisphere is the (a) World.
What does A.D mean with a date
after death
in the year if our Lord
before Christ
after death
Our dating system is centered on the _________.
beginning of human history
the date of the worldwide flood
the building of the Tower of Babel
the birth of Christ
The structure built to try to keep man from being scattered after the Flood was the ______________.
Ark of Noah
ziggurat of Ur
Tower of Babel
arch and the dome
The event that marks the beginning of history is the ________.
creation
the fall
the dispersion
the flood
A ruler who comes to power by force is a __________.
president
prime minster
dictator
A type of government whose ruler is often born into office and has complete power is a __________________________.
president
prime minister
absolute monarchy
constitutional monarchy
The leader of a republic is a ____________.
prime minister
king or queen
chief
president
The type of government found in the United States is a (a) .
Man's attempt to put himself in the place of God (a)
the way of life of a group of people (a)
a large body of people who think of themselves as one, are united under one ruler, and are subject to the same general laws (a)
the written record of mankind (a)
