WorksheetsMesopotamia Assessment Study Questions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which two rivers were in Mesopotamia?
a)
Amazon and Nile
b)
Euphrates and Tigris
c)
Missouri and Yellowstone
d)
Mississippi and Ganges
2.
Mesopotamia was a term used by the ancient people who used to live there?
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which civilization was the third civilization to rule Mesopotamia?
a)
Sumerians
b)
Persians
c)
Akkadians
d)
Babylonians
4.
What did the Sumerians invent to help water their crops?
a)
Sprinklers
b)
Irrigation
c)
Hoses
d)
Buckets
5.
The majority of the ancient civilizations practiced polytheism (the worship of many gods)
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What did the Mesopotamians build to honor their gods?
a)
Ziggurats
b)
Houses
c)
Huts
d)
Mazes
7.
Anu was the god of ______.
a)
Air
b)
The Moon
c)
War
d)
The Sky
8.
What was Ishtar the god of?
a)
Sun and Justice
b)
Love and War
c)
Air and Wind
d)
Water and Wisdom
9.
Who is Gilgamesh?
a)
A god
b)
A farmer
c)
A Sumerian king
d)
An animal
10.
What was the world's first writing system?
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Pencils
c)
Gel Pens
d)
Feather and ink
11.
What was the cylinder seal used for?
a)
Watering crops
b)
Personal identification
c)
To drink from
d)
A tool for the plow
12.
Which civilization built the Library of Ashurbanipal?
a)
Sumerians
b)
Babylonians
c)
Assyrians
d)
Persians
13.
Who did the Kings say gave them power?
a)
The people
b)
Potions
c)
Animals
d)
The Gods
14.
Who was the king of Akkad?
a)
Hammurabi
b)
Sargon
c)
Gilgamesh
d)
Cyrus the Great
15.
Who created one of the oldest sets of laws in the world?
a)
Hammurabi
b)
Sargon
c)
Gilgamesh
d)
Cyrus the Great
16.
What does Surplus mean?
a)
Less than what is needed
b)
Not needed
c)
More that what is needed
d)
Just the right amount
17.
What did Phoenicia lack?
a)
Good farmland
b)
People
c)
Animals
d)
Bugs
18.
What was the color Tyrian Purple made from?
a)
Octopus
b)
Skunks
c)
Flamingos
d)
Sea snails
19.
Who was at the top of the social hierarchy?
a)
Traders
b)
Kings
c)
Slaves
d)
Craftspeople
20.
Based on gender, who generally had more power in Mesopotamia
a)
Men
b)
Women
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