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Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What geographic feature were all cities in Mesopotamia near?

a)

Deserts

b)

Mountains

c)

Rivers

d)

Oceans

2.

Who was the leader of government in Mesopotamia?

a)

A king

b)

A priest

c)

A god

d)

A musician

3.

In Mesopotamia, what were the religious temples called?

a)

Pyramids

b)

Ziggurats

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Temples

4.

What is an example of technology from Mesopotamia

a)

Cars

b)

Paper

c)

Cell Phones

d)

The Wheel

5.

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

a)

Writing System

b)

Art and Entertainment

c)

Technology

d)

Government

6.

Mesopotamia means,

a)

Big country

b)

Mashed Potatoes

c)

Land between two rivers

d)

Land outside the desert

7.
Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery are called
a)
priests
b)
artisans
c)
scribes 
d)
heroes
8.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Sargon
b)
Cyrillian
c)
cuneiform
d)
hieroglypics
9.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Hammurabi
b)
Gilgamesh
c)
Nebuchadnezzar
d)
Ninevah
10.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
11.
Record keepers who often kept records for government officals
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
12.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
13.

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

a)

City-State

b)

Country

c)

Villiage

d)

Culture

14.
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
a)
India
b)
Egypt
c)
China
d)
Iraq
15.

Polytheism is the belief ____ god(s).

a)

one

b)

many

16.

Monotheism is a religion that believes in _____ god(s).

a)

one

b)

two

c)

100

d)

hundreds of

17.

A ziggurat was used for _________ ceremonies.

a)

sporting

b)

business

c)

religious

d)

trading

18.

This river crosses Mesopotamia

a)

Nile

b)

Euphrates

c)

Mississippi

d)

Danube

19.

Sumer is a region with city-states in ______ Mesopotamia.

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

d)

Northern

20.

An empire is a large territory of land controlled by _____ ruler

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

21.
A complex society that has cities, governments, art, religion, and writing.
a)
euphrates
b)
civilization
c)
mesopotamia
d)
empire
22.
Which of these is a major source of fresh water in Mesopotamia?
a)
Assyria
b)
Euphrates
c)
Sumer
d)
Nile
23.
When you dig a ditch in the ground to bring water from a river to another place.
a)
cuneiform
b)
artisan
c)
scribe
d)
irrigation
24.
When each city has its own king, its own government, its own army, its own way of doing things.
a)
ziggurat
b)
city-state
c)
civilization
d)
empire
25.
TRUE or FALSE.  Sumerians created a 12 month calendar by looking at the stars and planets.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
People from northern Mesopotamia who defeated the Sumerians... what were they called?
a)
Akkadians
b)
Assyrians
c)
Sumerians
d)
Babylonians
27.
What was the name of the first great city?
a)
Jericho
b)
Assyria
c)
Sumer
d)
Babylon
28.
Who was the king of Babylon?
a)
Assyria
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Sargon
d)
Sumer
29.
What do you call a group of many different lands that all have the same leader?
a)
civilization
b)
city-state
c)
Assyria
d)
empire
30.
What do you call the land north of Mesopotamia?
a)
Sumer
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Assyria
d)
Akkadia
31.
True or False.  The Hanging Gardens was a great ziggurat where beautiful plants, flowers, and gardens grew from it.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Mesopotamia was between two rivers named _________.
a)
Jordan and Draper
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Nile and Elephant 
33.
Mesopotamia is called the "cradle of ________." 
a)
Civilization
b)
Dolls
c)
Hammurabi 
34.
The two important cities in Mesopotamia were _______.
a)
Draper and Salt Lake City 
b)
Egypt and London 
c)
Babylon and Ur
35.
Mesopotamians believed in ______.
a)
One God
b)
No Gods
c)
Many Gods
36.
Mesopotamian temples were called ______.
a)
Ziggurats
b)
Caves
c)
Pyramids 
37.
Hammurabi created the first written _______.
a)
stories
b)
books
c)
laws
38.
Laws were made to help the people of Mesopotamia ______.
a)
Be good
b)
Write songs
c)
Sing Songs 
39.

These people built a great army to protect their lands from invasion

a)

Egyptians

b)

Chaldeans

c)

Babylonians

d)

Assyrians

40.

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

a)

artisans

b)

kings and priests

c)

merchants and traders

d)

scribes

41.

A mixture of copper and tin is called

a)

amber

b)

brass

c)

bronze

d)

platinum

42.

One factor that contributed to the success of the Assyrian army was its ____________ weapons

a)

tin

b)

gold

c)

iron

d)

bronze

43.

Civilizations first developed in Mesopotamia around

a)

500 B.C

b)

1500 B.C

c)

3000 B.C

d)

6000 B.C

44.

Throughout history, which two factors have influenced where people settle?

a)

building supplies and nearby trade ports

b)

animals for hunting and average temperature

c)

drinking water and the ability to grow crops

d)

population density and business opportunity

45.

Mesopotamia, the first civilization, was located in what is now the southern part of

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

India

d)

Syria

46.

What is a city-state?

a)

a belief in more than one god

b)

a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

c)

a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes or streams

d)

a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top

47.

What is a Ziggurat?

a)

a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

b)

a person who copies or writes out documents: often a record keeper

c)

A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top

d)

a belief in more than one god

48.

What is Cuneiform?

a)

a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay

b)

a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches. pipes or streams

c)

a person who copies or writes out documents: often a record keeper

d)

a city that governs itself and its surrounding areas

49.
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea
50.
What were pyramids?
a)

a place to store food surplus

b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
51.
What is Egyptian writing called?
a)
cuneiform
b)
hieroglyphic
c)
characters
d)
Sanskrit
52.
What was the most common form of religious practice in Ancient Egypt?
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
polytheism
c)
mythology
d)
monotheism
53.
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
priests
d)
scribes
54.
What is the famous river in Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Hudson
55.

How did the Nile River benefit Egyptians? (select all that apply)

a)

fresh drinking water

b)

floods destroyed homes and crops

c)

floods provided silt

d)

papyrus grew near the river

e)

a waterway for transportation

56.

How did Egyptians get water to their crops?

a)

Plow

b)

Chariot

c)

Wagon

d)

Irrigation

57.

What type of government did ancient Egypt have?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Democracy

58.

An Egyptian king. Also known as a living God.

a)

Nomad

b)

Ruler

c)

Pharoah

d)

Vizier

59.

The process of preserving a body using salts and spices

a)

maranade

b)

soaking

c)

embalming

d)

papyrus

60.

The process of removing internal organs, dry out the body and wrap in linen.

a)

surgery

b)

cleansing

c)

cuneiform

d)

Mummification

61.

Papyrus would have been MOST important in the Egyptians ability to

a)

irrigate

b)

communicate

c)

build pyramids

d)

defeat invaders

62.

The ancient Egyptian practice of mummification MOST reflected a belief in

a)

healing rituals

b)

an afterlife

c)

technology

d)

education

63.

Which of these BEST describes the relationship of religion to government in ancient Egypt?

a)

the vizier made sure that citizens of all religions were treated fairly

b)

the pharaoh was both head of state and representative to the gods

c)

nobles ruled over local provinces

d)

scribes recorded lists of property

64.

Ancient Egyptians believed the Pharaoh was

a)

elected by the people

b)

the Nile

c)

An everyday man

d)

A god

65.

The ancient Egyptians did not think ____ _____ was important. So, they pulled it out through the nose.

a)

The stomach

b)

The brain

c)

The lungs

d)

The liver

66.

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Eastern and Western Egypt

c)

Upper and Lower Egypt

d)

Nubia and Cairo

67.

Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?

a)

the farmers whose small villages were unclean

b)

the mummies whose ka was distrubed

c)

the pharaoh who was both ruler and god

d)

the dynasty that was in power

68.

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?

a)

the tombs served as museums

b)

the tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharaoh

c)

Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom

d)

Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife

69.

The Rosetta Stone was important because

a)

it is a unique artifact

b)

it led to the decoding of hieroglyphics

c)

it had Greek, Cuneiform, and Egyptian writing on it

d)

it represented peace

70.

What direction does the Nile River flow?

a)

North to South

b)

South to North

c)

East to West

d)

West to East

71.

Which region of Egypt is circled on the map?

a)

Upper Egypt

b)

Lower Egypt

72.

Which region of Egypt is circle on the map?

a)

Upper Egypt

b)

Lower Egypt

73.

Name the body of water circled in the picture.

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Red Sea

d)

Nile River

74.

What is located in the circled area of the map?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Upper Egypt

c)

Thebes

d)

Nile Delta

75.

What geographic feature is located in yellow?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Thebes

d)

Valley of the Kings

76.

Which river is located in the area circled?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Euphrates River

c)

Indus River

d)

Nile River

77.

According to the map, which of the following is true?

a)

Upper Egypt is north of Lower Egypt

b)

Upper Egypt includes all of the Eastern Desert

c)

Upper Egypt extends into the Red Sea

d)

Upper Egypt is south, Lower Egypt is north

78.

What physical feature is located north of the mouth of the Nile River?

a)

Sinai Peninsula

b)

Red Sea

c)

Nile Delta

d)

The Great Pyramid

79.

What continent is the Sahara desert in?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

The Middle East

80.

Which statements is true about irrigation in Ancient Egypt?

a)

Egyptians used water towers for farm water

b)

Floods were rare and unpredictable

c)

It was difficult to travel across deserts

d)

Rainfall was scarce so irrigation was very important

81.

This picture is an example of...

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Latin

d)

Heiroglyphics

82.

Reeds from the nile were pounded flat to make...

a)

mummy wrappings

b)

cheap clothes

c)

papyrus

d)

herbs and spices

83.

How did the Nile River help Egypt?

a)

provided water

b)

made soil good for farming

c)

All of the Above

d)

made it easy to travel by boat

84.

What is the name for the giant, triangular, tombs that were built in Egypt?

a)

Pyramids

b)

Ziggurats

c)

Palaces

d)

Temples

85.

What is a mummy?

a)

A preserved body

b)

A name for yo mama

c)

A dead body

d)

A body wrapped in toilet paper

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