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Mesopotamia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  1. 1. When did Mesopotamian civilisation develop?

a)

3.500 BC

b)

5.500 years ago

c)

3.500 years ago

d)

5.500 BC

2.
  1. 2. Where did it appear?

a)

In Northen Africa

b)

In the Middle East

c)

In the Far East

d)

In the Near East

3.
  1. 3. Both, Mesopotamia and Egypt are called...

a)

Sun civilisation

b)

Sea civilisation

c)

Mountain civilisation

d)

River civilisations

4.
  1. 4. Mesopotamia developed on the banks of... rivers

a)

Euphrates and Indo

b)

Nile and Tigris

c)

Euphrates and Tigris

d)

Indo and Nile

5.
  1. 5. The writing system used in Ancient Mesopotamia was...

a)

Canji

b)

Mayan

c)

Hyerogriplhics

d)

Cuneiform

6.
  1. 6. Which was the main economic activity in Mesopotamia?

a)
Fishing
b)
Mining
c)
Manufacturing
d)
Agriculture
7.
  1. 7. Which products were traded in Mesopotamia?

a)

Cereals, wool and metal objects

b)
Books, stationery, and office supplies
c)
Electronics, cars, and furniture
d)
Fruits, vegetables, and dairy products
8.
  1. 8. How was Mesopotamian society?

a)

It was hierarchical and very complex

b)

It was nomadic and did not settle in permanent locations.

c)

It was isolated and had no contact with other civilizations.

d)

Mesopotamian society was simple and underdeveloped, lacking any form of organization.

9.
  1. 9. How was Mesopotamian territory organised?

a)
Feudal system with lords and vassals
b)
City-states ruled by individual kings
c)
Democratic republic with elected officials
d)

Tribal society with rotating leadership

10.
  1. 10. City-states in Mesopotamia were...

a)

Peaceful and non-belic

b)

Walled and belic

c)
Dependent on other cities
d)
Independent, self-governing cities
11.
  1. 11. What was the Ziggurat?

a)
A musical instrument played in ancient Mesopotamian ceremonies
b)

The square where people traded goods in ancient Mesopotamia

c)

A massive stepped pyramid structure used as a temple in ancient Mesopotamia.

d)
A small house in ancient Mesopotamia
12.
  1. 12. Which of the following is not a Mesopotamian invention?

a)
Pottery
b)
Wheel
c)
Writing system
d)
Irrigation system
13.
  1. 13. What was wirting invented for?

a)

To count the offerings and taxes that were taken to the temples

b)

To record the sacred texts used to worship the gods

c)

To count the slaves the kings and priests had

d)

To have a record of the amount of people living in the different Empires

14.
  1. 14. Mesopotamian statues...

a)

had a narrative purpose and were used to decorate buildings

b)

were small and represented important people in society

c)

were large and showed the king hunting or battleing

d)

showed the king in praying position, large eyes and a slight smile

15.
  1. 15. Which was the main building material in Mesopotamia?

a)

metal

b)

adobe bricks

c)

stone

d)

cement composites

16.
  1. 16. Which architectural structural elements were invented in Mesopotamia?

a)

round arches and vaults

b)

pendentives and vaults

c)

domes and pendentives

d)

domes and round arches

17.
  1. 17. Which are the characteristics of Babylonian palaces?

a)

Long processions of armed soldiers were represented

b)

Geometric motifs and real or imaginary animals were represented

c)

They were made of brightly coloured ceramics

d)

They were made of stone

18.
  1. 18. Palaces were constructed to...

a)

store grain

b)

perform religious ceremonies

c)

bury the rulers

d)

show the grandeur of the rulers

19.
  1. 19. Which territories are Mesopotamia nowadays?

a)
Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon
b)
Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Morocco
c)
Iraq, Kuwait, eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, regions along the Iran-Iraq and Turkey-Syria borders
d)
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal
20.
  1. 20. WILL YOU PASS THE EXAM?

a)

YES, WITH FLYING COLOURS

b)

I THINK I WILL

c)

I AM NOT SURE ABOUT IT...

d)

NO WAY!