WorksheetsUnit 3 Mesopotamia FAC
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 27mins
Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers. Name the two rivers.
The Nile and the Amazon
The Tigris and the Euphrates
The Snake and the Colorado
The Pol and the Yangtze.
Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's laws?
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
It was used by many later civilizations as a model
The laws are written in stone.
It treated all people the same under the law.
Which of these are Mesopotamian inventions?
The wheel
The plow
Writing
All of them
What is the name of the large constructions built during the Mesopotamian time period? The Hanging Tower of Babbel is thought to be one of these.
Pyramid
Ziggurat
Obelisk
Post and Lintel construction
What does GRAPES stand for?
Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social Studies
The few Mesopotamians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
Artisans
Merchants
Scribes
Priests
What was the main religion of the Mesopotamians?
Monotheism
Polytheism
Christianity
Judiasm
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops is also known as
irrigation
architecture
fishing
cuneiform
Who held the highest levels of Mesopotamian society?
Scribes
Fishermen and Merchants
Priests and Rulers
Artists
The Sumerian writing system was called
Ziggurat
Stele
Heiroglyphs
Cuneiform
Most city-states of Mesopotamia used ________ as their primary building material.
Concrete
Wood
Metal
Mud Brick
Punishments under the Code of Hammurabi
were more harsh for people of lower social classes.
stressed reform rather than retribution for crimes.
did not cover domestic/family concerns.
did not apply to the upper class.
Mesopotamian Gods often combined the bodies of humans and animals.
True
False
Scribes in Mesopotamia wrote on...
Paper
Cave walls
Clay
Stone
The most famous story from Mesopotamia is called...
The Bible
War and Peace
A Tale of Two Cities
The Epic of Gilgamesh
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
City-State
Country
Villiage
Culture
The belief in one god
Monotheism
Polytheism
Philosophy
Religion
A deity is another name for a...
King
Scribe
God/Goddess
Peasant
The belief in multiple gods/goddesses
Monotheism
Polytheism
Philosophy
Religion
A civilization is...
A complex human society that has a social structure, government, as well as cultural, and technological achievements.
Silt is
Coarse-grained soil particle usually found in volcanic ash
Rock fragments used in building
A fancy name for wood chips
Fine-grained soil particle usually found in river beds
These are created based on scientific knowledge with the goal of making tasks easier
technology
The first law code in recorded history known for its harsh punishments
Barter means
What continent is Mesopotamia in?
Who was the founder of the Akkadian Empire?
Nebuchadnezzar II
Hammurabi
Ashurbanipal
Sargon the Great
Which empire was known for its mighty army and skilled warriors that included archers and advanced siege weapons?
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
Akkadian Empire
What was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World located in the capital city of the Assyrian Empire?
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Ishtar Gate
Ziggurat of Babylon
Hanging Gardens Nineveh
Which empire was known for its contributions to mathematics and astronomy?
Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Akkadian Empire
Match the Empire to its important leader
Hammurabi
Babylonian
Sargon
Akkadian
Ashurbanipal
Assyrian
Nebuchadnezzar II
Neo-Babylonian
Put the empires of Mesopotamia in order
Akkadians
Babylonians
Assyrians
Neo-Babylonians
Put the events below in order of how they happened in Mesopotamia (1 is the first event and 5 is the last)
Writing is invented
Sargon unites most of Mesopotamia
Hammurabi Creates his law code
The Assyrians build one of the earlies libraries in the world
Nebuchadnezzar II builds the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Sort the people of Mesopotamia into their correct social class. (some categories have up to three answers in them)
King
Royal family
Nobles
Wealthy land owners
Scribes
Priests
Farmers
Craftsmen
Free non landowning men
Slaves
