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WorksheetsAncient Mesopotamia
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 24mins
Why was agriculture in Sumer able to flourish?
What effects did an agricultural surplus have on Sumer?
What kind of weapons did the Assyrians use when attacking cities?
Which group of people traveled to different harbors in the Mediterranean Sea for trade.
Phoenicians
Assyrians
Chaldeans
Mesopotamians
The Assyrians had a large professional
ruler
army
empire
God
What is a satrap?
The emperor of an empire
The scribe who writes laws
The priest of a civilization
The governor of a district
What is irrigation?
people that move from one place to another
when somebody is easily upset
the supply of water to land or crops from human-made canals
a ritual practiced in Mesopotamia
Which is the definition of a legacy?
things left to us from the past
a form of currency
an all-powerful ruler
a temple in Mesopotamia
In what ways were Cyrus and Darius wise rulers?
Cyrus and Darius were harsh rules and killed their subjects.
Cyrus and Darius practiced tolerance toward their conquered subjects.
Cyrus and Darius did not allow conquered kings to keep their thrones.
Cyrus and Darius charged large tributes.
What was the social structure like in Mesopotamia?
Merchants and traders were at the top
Slaves were the most important people
The king and priests were the most important
There was no social structure
What was the major invention of the ancient Mesopotamians that helped with transportation and trade?
The wheel
The number system
Writing
Astronomy
What did the Sumerians call their large cities?
City States
Villages
Towns
Empires
What is irrigation?
A way to water farmland without rain
A type of farming tool
A method of transportation
A type of government
What does the word 'Mesopotamia' mean?
The land between rivers
The land of the gods
The land of the desert
The land of the mountains
Where was ancient Mesopotamia mostly located?
Iraq
Egypt
Greece
China
What is a civilization?
A group of people who live, work, and play together
A type of government
A type of technology
A type of entertainment
Sumerian farmers, fishers, merchants, and artisans made up this group
business class
lower class
middle class
upper class
Why did Nebuchadnezzar collect such high taxes?
to improve farming on the country side
to educate and hire more scribes
to support his large-scale building projects
to pay off debts owed to other civilizations
The Assyrians were overthrown by which people?
Syrians
Sumerians
Greeks
Chaldeans
How did the Assyrians maintain control over their large empire? Select ALL that apply
by building roads that connected the provinces
by reducing taxes for poor citizens
by appointing governors to run provinces
by being just and fair
Hammurabi is best known for
his personality
his code of laws
his clean city
his government
Who was Hammurabi?
a Syrian prince
a Mesopotamian priest
a Babylonian King
an Amorite merchant
Of the following, which group of people belonged to the upper class of Sumerian Society?
merchants
artisans
priests
farmers
Early Mesopotamians believed in
a single god
ancestor-worship
animal-worship
many gods
Annual flooding actually helped farmers by...
leaving behind flecks of gold used for making money
leaving silt behind that helped crops grow
making it easier to travel upstream
making it easier to transport goods by boat
Which two rivers are found in Mesopotamia?
Nile and the Euphrates
Nile and the Yangtze
Tigris and the Yangtze
Tigris and the Euphrates
Who was Sargon?
The First Metal Worker
The First Artist
The First Emporor
The First Basketball Player
When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first.......
Castle
Zigurat
Tree
Civilization
What Is This?
A Temple
A Tower
A Religious Castle
A Zigurat
What is this?
Sumerian Art
Pottery
Cuneiform
Latin Writing
Barter means...
hunting
currency
agriculture
trade
Choose the correct vocabulary word for the definition: an extreme shortage of food
famine
ruefully
enthralled
disobedient
