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Mesopotamia End of Unit Test

Total questions: 242

Worksheet time: 3hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What geographic feature were all cities in Mesopotamia near?

a)

Deserts

b)

Mountains

c)

Rivers

d)

Oceans

2.

Division of Labor

a)

A math term

b)

Everyone does the same job

c)

Different people do different jobs

d)

Social Classes

3.

Who was the leader of government in Mesopotamia?

a)

A king

b)

A priest

c)

A god

d)

A musician

4.

In Mesopotamia, what were the religious temples called?

a)

Pyramids

b)

Ziggurats

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Temples

5.

What is an example of technology from Mesopotamia

a)

Cars

b)

Paper

c)

Cell Phones

d)

The Wheel

6.

What is this piece of art called?

a)

The Standard of Ur

b)

Mona Lisa

c)

Starry Night

d)

Book of the Dead

7.

Where were ziggurats located in cities

a)

Outside the city

b)

In the middle of the city

c)

Off to the side

d)

Wherever

8.

Cuneiform is the name of Mesopotamia's....

a)

Writing System

b)

Art and Entertainment

c)

Technology

d)

Government

9.

What was built around a city to protect it from attack in Mesopotamia?

a)

Walls

b)

Gates

c)

Farms

d)

Mountains

10.

Scribes in Mesopotamia wrote on...

a)

Paper

b)

Cave walls

c)

Clay

d)

Stone

11.

Mesopotamia means,

a)

Big country

b)

Mashed Potatoes

c)

Land between two rivers

d)

Land outside the desert

12.

The most famous story from Mesopotamia is called...

a)

The Bible

b)

War and Peace

c)

A Tale of Two Cities

d)

The Epic of Gilgamesh

13.

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

14.

What continent is Mesopotamia located on?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Iraq

15.

When it flooded, what was left behind?

a)

surplus

b)

irrigation

c)

silt

d)

mud

16.

A system that was created to water crops and dry land

a)

silt

b)

irrigation

c)

plow

d)

surplus

17.

When you have extra food

a)

sumer

b)

extra food

c)

surplus

d)

irrigation

18.

What protected the city-states from attacks?

a)

Giant walls

b)

Armies

c)

Rivers

d)

Sargon the Great

19.

A belief in many gods

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Ziggurats

d)

Rituals

20.

What is this an example of?

a)

Church

b)

Pyramid

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Temple

21.

What was the earliest form of writing called?

a)

English

b)

Pictographs

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Scribe

22.

What sea was just to the south of Mesopotamia?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Tigris River

d)

Mediterranean Sea

23.

Why was Mesopotamia an attractive place to settle in?

4 lines
24.

Give me the GEOGRAPHY of Mesopotamia.

4 lines
25.

Which statement best describes the geographical location of Mesopotamia?

a)

in a valley in Southwest Asia

b)

to the east of the Mediterranean Sea

c)

between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

d)

along the Persian Gulf

26.

A ziggurat is a

a)

a government building

b)

irrigation system

c)

god or goddess

d)

pyramid-shaped temple

27.

Whish is the definition of polytheism?

a)

the belief in many gods

b)

the belief in ghosts

c)

the belief in no gods

d)

the belief in one god

28.

In what ways were Cyrus and Darius wise rulers?

a)

Cyrus and Darius were harsh rules and killed their subjects.

b)

Cyrus and Darius practiced tolerance toward their conquered subjects.

c)

Cyrus and Darius did not allow conquered kings to keep their thrones.

d)

Cyrus and Darius charged large tributes.

29.

City-states were developed in Sumer when farming villages...

a)

started growing crops together

b)

turned against each other

c)

worked together on major irrigation projects

d)

turned into large cities

30.

Which is the definition of a legacy?

a)

things left to us from the past

b)

a form of currency

c)

an all-powerful ruler

d)

a temple in Mesopotamia

31.

What is irrigation?

a)

people that move from one place to another

b)

when somebody is easily upset

c)

the supply of water to land or crops from human-made canals

d)

a ritual practiced in Mesopotamia

32.

The Akkadian Empire that Sargon created in Mesopotamia was the world's

a)

first and smallest empire

b)

last and largest empire

c)

last and smallest empire

d)

first and largest empire

33.

In order to unite his empire, Hammurabi created a Code of

a)

Armies

b)

Secrets

c)

Laws

d)

Rules

34.

The Assyrians had a large professional

a)

ruler

b)

army

c)

empire

d)

God

35.

What is a satrap?

a)

The emperor of an empire

b)

The scribe who writes laws

c)

The priest of a civilization

d)

The governor of a district

36.

Which group of people traveled to different harbors in the Mediterranean Sea for trade.

a)

Phoenicians

b)

Assyrians

c)

Chaldeans

d)

Mesopotamians

37.

The invention of writing was such an important discovery, that it seperates history from _____.

a)

prehistoric times

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

cuneiform

d)

science

38.

This was a writing system that was developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia around 3,500 B.C.

a)

ziggurat

b)

agriculture

c)

uniform

d)

cuneiform

39.

Which word means to tame?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Surplus

c)

Domesticate

d)

Irrigation

40.

Which word means to supply water to land by man-made means?

a)

Irrigate

b)

Domesticate

c)

Surplus

d)

Agriculture

41.

What is a surplus?

a)

When you don't have enough of something

b)

When you have the perfect amount of something

c)

When you have too much of something

42.

If someone is polytheistic, they believe in ________ god(s).

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Zero

d)

Many

43.

Which word means to work to raise crops and farm animals?

a)

Irrigation

b)

Surplus

c)

Agriculture

d)

Domestication

44.

A ________________________ is a self-governing state made up by a city and its surrounding territory.

a)

Kingdom

b)

City-state

c)

Empire

d)

Country

45.

Choose the vocabulary word that matches this image.

a)

Irrigation

b)

Surplus

c)

Agriculture

d)

Domestication

46.

Choose the vocabulary word that matches this image.

a)

Irrigation

b)

Surplus

c)

Agriculture

d)

Domestication

47.

Choose the vocabulary word that matches this image.

a)

Irrigation

b)

Surplus

c)

Agriculture

d)

Domestication

48.

Choose the vocabulary word that matches this image.

a)

Irrigation

b)

Surplus

c)

Agriculture

d)

Domestication

49.

What did the mesopotamians use to build homes

a)

Wood

b)

Mud brick

c)

Cactus

d)

Concrete

50.

Which king built the hanging gardens of Bablyon

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Queen Elizebith

d)

Arthur Bendragon

51.

What were Ziggurats used for

a)

Communication with the gods

b)

Marriges

c)

Homes for slaves

d)

Time travel

52.

What was the written language of Mesopotamia

a)

The Alphabet

b)

Cunieform

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

pictographs

53.

Where did the Mesopotamians live

a)

Modern day Iraq

b)

Modern day Great Britten

c)

Modern day Brazil

d)

Modern day Nigeria

54.

What rivers did the Mesopotamians live by

a)

Cuyahoga and Grand

b)

Yellow and Yang sea

c)

Nile and Mississippi

d)

Tigris and Euphrates

55.

Who was the lowest on the social class

a)

Slaves

b)

Priests

c)

kings

d)

lower class

56.

Whoe was highest on the social class

a)

Priests

b)

Kings and queens

c)

lower class

d)

Upper class

57.

What does Mesopotamia mean

a)

The land between the rivers

b)

African Savanahh

c)

Asia

d)

Wild Jungle

58.

Who wrote the first set of laws

a)

Nebucheser

b)

hammurabi

c)

king George 3

d)

George washington

59.

Why is Mesopotamia often referred to as the "Cradle of Civilization?

a)

Mesopotamia looked like a cradle.

b)

Historians believe that the Mesopotamian settlement of Sumer represents the world's first civilization.

c)

Historians believe that the Mesopotamian settlement of sumer represents the world's last civilization.

60.

What was the time span that the Mesopotamian civilization of Sumer existed?

a)

2000-2012

b)

2000 B.C. to 100 B.C.

c)

3500 B.C. to 1900 B.C.

61.

Where does the name "Mesopotamia" come from?

a)

The Greek language and means "the land between two rivers."

b)

The Latin language and means "the land between two rivers."

c)

The Roman language and means "the land between two rivers."

62.

What were the two rivers that Mesopotamia was in between?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Tiger and Elephant

c)

Tigris and Elon

63.

Mesopotamia is now present-day

a)

Alaska

b)

Iraq and parts of Syria and Turkey

c)

China and parts of Russia

64.

What type of weather did the Mesopotamian plain have?

a)

Very tropical summers

b)

Very hot summers, little rain, and dry land

c)

It was cold all year round.

65.

However, what did the spring rains do?

a)

The flooding spread rich soil that helped to grow wheat and barley.

b)

People waited in line to scoop up as much water as they could.

c)

The flooding didn't help at all.

66.

Why did the Mesopotamians create irrigation systems?

a)

To keep the water in one place.

b)

To control all the water that they got all year long.

c)

To bring the water from the rivers to the plains.

67.

Because the Mesopotamians were able to grow crops,

a)

the Mesopotamians had a difficult time eating.

b)

the Mesopotamians were then able to build their city-states.

c)

the Mesopotamians were able to build larger civilizations.

68.

How were Mesopotamians able to become traders?

a)

The farmers were able to produce more food than they needed.

b)

The farmers didn't produce enough food.

c)

The farmers only made enough food for the highest social class.

69.

What did Mesopotamians develop?

a)

system of recordkeeping to manage their trade

b)

developed the wheel and sailboat

c)

a wedge-writing called cuneiform

d)

All of the above

70.

What happened in 1900 B.C.?

a)

The Amorites from the Syrian Desert conquered Sumer and Hammurabi became the powerful king of Mesopotamia.

b)

The Mesopotamians gave up their land without a fight.

c)

The Mesopotamians conquered the land of Syria.

71.

What was Hammurabi known for?

a)

Creating police officers

b)

Being the nicest king

c)

Creating the first code of law called Hammurabi's Code

72.

What did Mesopotamian's farmers grow?

a)

wheat

b)

barley

c)

All of the above

73.

What was a Ziggurat?

a)

cube structures built of wood

b)

pyramidal structures built of sun-baked bricks

c)

pyramidal structures built of wood

74.

What did Mesopotamians make their clothing out of?

a)

rocks

b)

wool or flax

c)

wood or flax

75.

What is Ancient Mesopotamia remembered for?

a)

writing some of the earliest known literature

b)

developing the first written language

c)

instituting the earliest known code of law

d)

All of the above

76.

What else is Mesopotamia known for? Check all that apply.

a)

complex art and architecture

b)

a system of sewers and flush toilets

c)

inventions of the wheel, plow and sailboat

d)

developing a math system based on the numeral 60, the earliest concepts of algebra and geometry, and a system of weights and measures that served the ancient world until the Roman period

77.
Mesopotamia is the earliest known civilization and it developed between
a)
the Tiber and Euphrates River
b)
the Tigris and Euphrates River
c)
the Nile and Tigris River
d)
The Nile and Tiber River
78.

Early Mesopotamian farmers had to deal with _____________ and _____________.

a)

blizzards and hurricanes

b)

droughts/floods

c)

mudslides/tornadoes

d)

tornadoes/mudslides

79.
The people of Mesopotamia solved the problem of the uncontrolled water supply by developing
a)
filtration system
b)
farming system
c)
irrigation system
d)
desalinization system 
80.
City states went to war with one another over
a)
gold and slaves
b)
religion and politics
c)
resources and territory
d)
trade and agriculture
81.
What is polytheism?
a)
belief in more than one god
b)
belief in one god
c)
belief there is no god
82.
A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top is called a
a)
temple
b)
polytheism
c)
pyramid
d)
ziggurat
83.
Mesopotamian rivers were filled with ____________ which proved to be good soil for farming
a)
sand
b)
dirt
c)
silt
d)
rocks
84.
Sumerian writing was called
a)
hieroglyphics 
b)
cuneiform
c)
alphabet
d)
lexicon
85.
What does a scribe do for a living?
a)
cook
b)
paint
c)
fight
d)
write
86.
What is the name of the oldest known story?
a)
The Odyssey 
b)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
c)
The Epic of Mesopotamia
d)
The Iliad
87.
A payment made to a ruler as a sign of surrender
a)
tax
b)
contribution
c)
tribute
d)
donation
88.
A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
a)
kingdom
b)
city state
c)
empire
d)
province
89.
A territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
a)
city-state
b)
kingdom
c)
empire
d)
province
90.
A group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large group of camels
a)
caravan
b)
posse
c)
entourage
d)
security detail
91.
A person who studies planets and stars
a)
astrologer
b)
astronomer
c)
geographer
d)
anthropologist
92.

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

a)

The number 60

b)

The cycles of the moon

c)

The Roman Calendar

d)

The geometry of the wheel

93.

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

a)

artisans

b)

scribes

c)

head of households

d)

merchants

94.

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled

a)

artisans

b)

merchants

c)

slaves

d)

priests

95.

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

a)

scribe

b)

cradle

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

ziggurat

96.

Sumerians invented ______.

a)

paper money

b)

compass

c)

wheel

d)

gunpowder

97.

Complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

a)

city-states

b)

empire

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

civilization

98.

Which of the following statements is true about the Epic of Gilgamesh?

a)

It was first recorded about 1,000 years ago.

b)

It is a summary of economic transactions.

c)

It originated in Egypt.

d)

It is the worlds oldest known story

99.

Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?

a)

Akkadians

b)

Sumerian

c)

Hitittes

d)

Chaldeans

100.

The first Sumerian kings were probably

a)

artisans

b)

farmers

c)

scribes

d)

war heroes

101.

This person created

the first known empire

a)

Nabuchenedzar

b)

Nabupolasar

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Sargon

102.

Who was credited with developing a code of laws?

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Gilgamesh

103.

Who were considered the upper class?

a)

kings & priests

b)

farmers & merchants

c)

slaves

104.

What does the word polytheistic mean?

a)

a belief in one god

b)

a belief in one goddess

c)

a belief in many gods

105.

What was the purpose of a ziggurat?

a)

religious temple

b)

grain storage

c)

slave shack

106.

What was the Mesopotamian writing called?

a)

alphabet

b)

cursive

c)

cuneiform

107.

Who was the first emperor of ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

Sargon

108.

Ancient Mesopotamia was located in what today is

(a)  

109.

Ancient Mesopotamia's government was like our democracy.

a)

True

b)

False

110.

How did ancient Mesopotamians acquire the goods they needed?

a)

Walmart

b)

trade

c)

cash

111.

What was Hammurabi's Code?

a)

a set of rules for programming

b)

a set of laws

c)

a set of building blocks

112.

What is here?

a)

Syrian Desert

b)

Arabian Desert

c)

Babylon

d)

Assyria

113.

What is here?

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Sumer

d)

Persian Gulf

114.

What is here?

a)

Ur

b)

Babylon

c)

Sumer

d)

Assyria

115.

What is here?

a)

Assyria

b)

Babylon

c)

Ur

d)

Uruk

116.

What is here?

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Mediterranean Sea

117.

What is here?

a)

Taurus Mountains

b)

Syrian Desert

c)

Zagros Mountain

d)

Arabian Desert

118.

What is here?

a)

Assyria

b)

Ur

c)

Uruk

d)

Sumer

119.

What is here?

a)

Ur

b)

Uruk

c)

Babylon

d)

Sumer

120.

What is here?

a)

Arabian Desert

b)

Taurus Mountains

c)

Syrian Desert

d)

Zagros Mountains

121.

What is here?

a)

Sumer

b)

Ur

c)

Uruk

d)

Babylon

122.

What is here?

a)

Arabian Desert

b)

Taurus Mountains

c)

Syrian Desert

d)

Zagros Mountains

123.

What is here?

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Arabian Desert

d)

Syrian Desert

124.

What is here?

a)

Syrian Desert

b)

Arabian Desert

c)

Babylon

d)

Assyria

125.

What is here?

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Sumer

d)

Persian Gulf

126.

What is here?

a)

Ur

b)

Babylon

c)

Sumer

d)

Assyria

127.

What is here?

a)

Assyria

b)

Babylon

c)

Ur

d)

Uruk

128.

What is here?

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Mediterranean Sea

129.

What is here?

a)

Taurus Mountains

b)

Syrian Desert

c)

Zagros Mountain

d)

Arabian Desert

130.

What is here?

a)

Assyria

b)

Ur

c)

Uruk

d)

Sumer

131.

What is here?

a)

Ur

b)

Uruk

c)

Babylon

d)

Sumer

132.

What is here?

a)

Arabian Desert

b)

Taurus Mountains

c)

Syrian Desert

d)

Zagros Mountains

133.

What is here?

a)

Sumer

b)

Ur

c)

Uruk

d)

Babylon

134.

What is here?

a)

Arabian Desert

b)

Taurus Mountains

c)

Syrian Desert

d)

Zagros Mountains

135.

What is here?

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Arabian Desert

d)

Syrian Desert

136.

Babylonian King who wrote 282 laws

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Cuneiform

e)

Nebuchadnezzar

137.

King of Akkad who formed the first empire

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Cuneiform

e)

Nebuchadnezzar

138.

The writing that the Mesopotamians developed

a)

City-State

b)

Scribbles

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Hieroglyphics

e)

Cuneiform

139.

A temple

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Sumer

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Akkad

140.

Several regions controlled by one person

a)

Tokens

b)

Empire

c)

City-State

d)

Papyrus

141.

a country made up of a city and the surrounding land

a)

Tokens

b)

Empire

c)

City-State

d)

Papyrus

142.

tame

a)

Not this answer :)

b)

artisan

c)

specialization

d)

domesticate

143.

development of different kinds of jobs

a)

polytheistic

b)

artisan

c)

specialization

d)

governmet

144.

civilization

a)

complex societies

b)

government

c)

skilled workers

d)

being nice to each other

145.

Upper class

a)

murchants

b)

priests

c)

enslaved people

146.

middle class

a)

government officials

b)

enslaved people

c)

farmers

147.

lower class

a)

enslaved people

b)

fishers

c)

kings

148.

A later king of Babylon

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Nebuchadnezzer

c)

Sargon

d)

Asherbanipal

149.

record keeper

a)

cuneiform

b)

scribe

c)

clay

150.

belief in many gods

a)

monotheism

b)

civilization

c)

naturism

d)

polytheism

151.

skilled workers

a)

specialization

b)

enslaved people

c)

artisan

152.
Who invented cuneiform writing?
a)
Sumerians
b)
Babylonians
c)
Persians
d)
Assyrians
153.
Who invented Zoroastrianism?
a)
Persians
b)
Sumerians
c)
Assyrians
d)
Israelites
154.
Who invented purple dyed cloth?
a)
Phoenicians
b)
Assyrians
c)
Israelites
d)
Babylonians
155.
What civilization used Hammurabi's code?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Assyrians
c)
Israelites
d)
Persians
156.
Who invented the wheel?
a)
Sumerians
b)
Babylonians
c)
Phoenicians
d)
Assyrians
157.
Who invented the calendar that is similar to what we use today?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Assyrians
c)
Sumerians
d)
Phoenicians
158.
What civilization was the first to use armed charioteers?
a)
Assyrians
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Babylonians
d)
Persians
159.
Who invented the first alphabet?
a)
Phoenicians
b)
Persians
c)
Babylonians
d)
Sumerians
160.
What civilization was the first to practice monotheism?
a)
Israelites
b)
Sumerians
c)
Persians
d)
Phoenicians
161.

Who started to practice the first polytheistic religion?

a)

Sumerians

b)

Babylonians

c)

Persians

d)

Assyrians

162.

Who were the great trader and sailors of the sea?

a)

Phoenicians

b)

Israeliltes

c)

Persians

d)

Assyrians

163.

What does a society need to have before the division of labor occurs?

a)

a writing system

b)

a common religious faith

c)

a food surplus

d)

an irrigation system

164.

In which modern REGION was Sumer located?

a)

The Middle East

b)

North Africa

c)

Southeast Asia

d)

Western Europe

165.

How did the Sumerians irrigate their crops?

a)

With water from the Persian Gulf

b)

With rainwater

c)

With seawater

d)

With river water

166.

Which Sumerians worked atop ziggurats?

a)

Politicians

b)

Priests

c)

Military leaders

d)

Scribes

167.

In what way did Sumer differ from societies that came before it?

a)

Older societies cultivated corn; the Sumerians cultivated wheat

b)

Older societies had many gods; the Sumerians only worshipped one god

c)

Older societies were based on hunting and gathering; Sumerian society was based on agriculture

d)

Older societies fought with one another; Sumerian society was always at peace

168.

Which of the following is an opinion about the Sumerians?

a)

Much of their writing has been translated into modern languages

b)

Their society was far more advanced than Ancient Egyptian society

c)

They were among the earliest civilizations on Earth

d)

Sumerian ruins still exist in the nation of Iraq

169.

How was the Sumerian numeral system different from ours?

a)

The Sumerian system was based on 60; ours is based on 10

b)

The Sumerian system contained negative numbers; ours doesn't

c)

The Sumerian system could not be written down; ours can

d)

The Sumerian system could not be used to add and subtract; ours can

170.

What is the best definition for the word "civilization?"

a)

An area with literate population and an industrial economy

b)

A country whose people all speak the same language

c)

A society based on hunting and gathering

d)

A society with unique social, cultural, and political systems

171.

What was the main reason the Sumerians developed writing

a)

To write history

b)

To write laws

c)

To keep track of trade

d)

To describe agricultural techniques

172.

Sumer was a decentralized collection of city-states. What does this mean?

a)

Each city-state had its own god

b)

There was a single capital city

c)

There was no single ruler of the whole region

d)

Each city-state had its own language

173.

Greek word that means "land between rivers."

a)

civilization

b)

cuneiform

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

city-state

174.

complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

a)

city-state

b)

irrigation

c)

civilization

d)

cuneiform

175.

method that brings water to crops

a)

cuneiform

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

civilization

d)

irrigation

176.

Cities that gained control of nearby lands and have their own government

a)

cuneiform

b)

city-state

c)

irrigation

d)

Mesopotamia

177.

form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

a)

cuneiform

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

irrigation

d)

city-state

178.

Where did the first civilizations begin because of farming conditions?

a)

mountains

b)

near the sea

c)

in the desert

d)

in river valleys

179.

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

a)

cradle

b)

river valley

c)

pyramid

d)

ziggurat

180.

Most Sumerians were farmers, but some were ____ because they made metal, cloth, and pottery.

a)

slaves

b)

priests

c)

merchants

d)

artisans

181.

Sumerians who learned to write and held high positions in society were called

a)

scribes

b)

artisans

c)

head of households

d)

merchants

182.

The 12 month Sumerian calendar was based on

a)

the Gregorian calendar

b)

the number 60

c)

cycles of the moon

d)

the Roman calendar

183.

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

a)

in the mountains

b)

near the sea

c)

in river valleys

d)

in the desert

184.

a method that brings water to crops

a)

irrigation

b)

polytheism

c)

surplus

d)

cuneiform

185.

The flooded rivers of Mesopotamia carried small particles of rich soil called______

a)

sand

b)

silt

c)

clay

d)

gravel

186.

Sumer was a decentralized collection of city-states. What does this mean?

a)

each city-state had its own god

b)

there was a single capital city

c)

there was no single ruler of the whole region

d)

each city-state had its own language

187.

In Mesopotamia, a city-state relied on crops from other regions.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

188.

In Sumerian city-states, people worshipped their gods in a temple called a

a)

cathedral

b)

shrine

c)

forum

d)

ziggurat

189.

a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

a)

polytheism

b)

cuneiform

c)

irrigation

d)

silt

190.

Which of the following did Sumerians use to write cuneiform?

a)

reeds

b)

pens

c)

pencils

d)

sticks

191.

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions

in society as what?

a)

artisans

b)

scribes

c)

heads of households

d)

merchants

192.

Sumerians invented ______.

a)

the wheel

b)

the compass

c)

paper money

d)

gunpowder

193.

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery

because they were skilled

a)

artisans

b)

merchants

c)

slaves

d)

priests

194.

Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group

a)

upper class

b)

middle class

c)

lower class

d)

business class

195.

Sumerian kings and priests made up this social class:

a)

upper class

b)

middle class

c)

lower class

196.

Which of the following statements is true about the Epic of Gilgamesh?

a)

It was first recorded about 1,000 years ago.

b)

It is a summary of economic transactions.

c)

It is the world's oldest known story.

d)

It originated in Egypt. It originated in Egypt.

197.

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

a)

the number 60.

b)

the cycles of the moon.

c)

the Roman calendar

d)

the geometry of the wheel.

198.

What materials did Sumerians use to build?

a)

Stacked Bricks made of mud

b)

Metal strips used with mud

c)

Timber (wood)

d)

Huge stones

199.

What was the writing system used by the Sumerians?

a)

cuneiform

b)

tlingit

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

English

200.

What was the tool that the Ancient Sumerians called to write on their tablets?

a)

A Stylus

b)

A Hachet

c)

A Hammer

d)

A Pencil

201.

What do we call an independent city that governs itself and the surrounding territory?

a)

country

b)

civilization

c)

city-state

d)

village

202.

Belief in many gods

a)

monotheism

b)

polygon

c)

polytheism

d)

multi-theism

203.
The Mesopotamian civilization appears to have risen in the valley between what two rivers?
a)
Euphrates and Tigris
b)
Zagros and Taurus
c)
Tigris and Karun
d)
Ishtar and Tammuz
204.
Which Sumerian advancement allowed for faster transportation?
a)
cuneiform
b)
calendar
c)
wheel
d)
plow
205.
How did the Sumerians irrigate their crops?
a)

With sprinklers

b)
With rainwater
c)
With seawater
d)
With river water
206.

Which group of people communicated with the gods?

a)

Kings

b)

Farmers

c)

Priests

d)

Slaves

207.

Who was in the upper class?

a)

rulers, top officials, priests, merchants and owners of large plots of land

b)

farmers and skilled workers

c)

slaves

208.

complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

a)

city-state

b)

irrigation

c)

civilization

d)

cuneiform

209.

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

a)

cradle

b)

river valley

c)

pyramid

d)

ziggurat

210.

People in Sumer were divided into

a)

families

b)

social classes

c)

groups A, B, and C.

d)

groups based on their favorite foods.

211.

The gods of Sumeria controlled natural forces like the weather. They also __________________.

a)

controlled aspects of everyday life

b)

controlled the jobs people had, like making clay pots

c)

gave the king his power

d)

all of these

212.

What materials did Sumerians use to build?

a)

Stacked Bricks made of mud

b)

Metal strips used with mud

c)

Timber (wood)

d)

Huge stones

213.

What was the written language that the Sumerians wrote with?

a)

cuneiform

b)

Ancient Sumerian language

c)

English

d)

Spanish

214.

What was the tool that the Ancient Sumerians called to write on their tablets?

a)

A Stylus

b)

A Hachet

c)

A Hammer

d)

A Pencil

215.

independent village that includes a city and its surrounding territory

a)

country

b)

civilization

c)

city-state

d)

village

216.

Belief in many gods

a)

monotheism

b)

polygon

c)

polytheism

d)

multi-theism

217.
The first ever writing system and was created in Mesopotamia. 
a)
cuneiform
b)
empire
c)
scribe
d)
Mesopotamia
218.
The Mesopotamian civilization appears to have risen in the valley between what two rivers?
a)
Euphrates and Tigris
b)
Zagros and Taurus
c)
Tigris and Karun
d)
Ishtar and Tammuz
219.
Which Sumerian advancement allowed for faster transportation?
a)
cuneiform
b)
calendar
c)
wheel
d)
plow
220.
How did the Sumerians irrigate their crops?
a)

With sprinklers

b)
With rainwater
c)
With seawater
d)
With river water
221.

Which group of people communicated with the gods?

a)

Kings

b)

Farmers

c)

Priests

d)

Slaves

222.

Who was in the upper class?

a)

rulers, top officials, priests, merchants and owners of large plots of land

b)

farmers and skilled workers

c)

slaves

223.

Why were priests so powerful?

a)

they could communicate with gods and gods controlled every aspect of life

b)

they were rich

c)

they had a strong military to protect them

224.

complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

a)

city-state

b)

irrigation

c)

civilization

d)

cuneiform

225.

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

a)

cradle

b)

river valley

c)

pyramid

d)

ziggurat

226.

People in Sumer were divided into

a)

families

b)

social classes

227.

A society has a stable food supply if...

a)

it gives food to the king.

b)

it has enough food for its people.

c)

it buys food from other groups.

d)

it gets food by hunting and fishing

228.

The Sumerian civilization had a social structure with different social levels and jobs. A social structure is...

a)

the way a civilization is organized.

b)

how many taxes a king collects from slaves.

c)

the way scribes record social events.

d)

how the government treats the lower classes.

229.

Which of these ancient Sumerians most likely lived in a two-story house near the center of the city?

a)

a skilled metalworker

b)

a fisherman

c)

a government official

d)

a merchant

230.

Small, mud-brick houses at the edge of the city were the homes of __________.

a)

slaves

b)

traders

c)

potters

d)

farmers

231.

Which one of these inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?

a)

the arch

b)

the plow

c)

the wheel

d)

the chariot

232.

Who had these responsibilities?

a)

the king

b)

the priests

c)

the scribes

d)

the council

233.

Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?

a)

He was supported by the gods.

b)

He cared most about the poor.

c)

He consulted with wise advisers.

d)

He wanted everyone to be happy.

234.

Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?

a)

to entertain the rulers

b)

to write down the laws

c)

to collect people's taxes

d)

to teach the royal children

235.

The building in the picture was most closely related to which of these features of Sumerian civilization?

a)

food

b)

writing

c)

religion

d)

government

236.

Which evidence shows that the Sumerians lived after the Stone Age?

a)

brick houses

b)

wooden plows

c)

copper jewelry

d)

painted pottery

237.

What was the main use of these items:

-drums

-pipes

-lyres

a)

warfare

b)

irrigation

c)

water park

d)

entertainment

238.

Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?

a)

wheels

b)

swords

c)

sledges

d)

squishies

239.

Which invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?

a)

Youtube

b)

paints

c)

arches

d)

concrete

240.

What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?

a)

ziggurats

b)

city walls

c)

stone statues

d)

written records

241.

This image shows cuneiform, the written language of the Sumerians. What did Sumerians use to produce cuneiform?

a)

poles pulled by oxen

b)

a wedge-shaped stylus

c)

a net woven from reeds

d)

feathers from large birds

242.

Records of the goods people exchanged were made on

a)

metal coins

b)

clay tablets

c)

flip phones

d)

flattened reeds