Worksheetsgrade7
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 19mins
The Nabateans knew where to find sources of food in the desert like the ____________
Ghaf Tree
Date Palm
Cinnamon
Nabateans travelled around the area between the Euphrates River and the_______________ on the trade routes. Their travels gave them de-tailed knowledge of the land and where they could nd groundwater in the desert.
Red Sea
North Sea
Arabian Sea
What type of rock formations surround the city of Petra?
Limestone
Granite
Marble
Sandstone
When was Petra established as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
2010
2000
1975
1985
In what modern-day country is Petra located?
Greece
Egypt
Jordan
Mexico
What ancient civilization built the city of Petra?
Greeks
Romans
Nabateans
Mayans
All of these people are considered Mesopotamians except:
Egyptians
Akaadians
Sumererians
Babalonians
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops is also known as
irrigation
architecture
fishing
cuneiform
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
Which of these are Mesopotamian inventions?
The wheel
The plow
The alphabet
All of them
Who is featured here atop the stele of laws that they enacted?
Nebuchanezzer and Gilgmesh
Sumer and Ahkadian
Hammurabi and Shamash
Cuneiform and Hieroglyphs.
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.
What did the Phoenicians start as a result of the beginning of the alphabet?
Temples
Schools
Trade routes
Palaces
What did the Phoenicians use to create the first widely used alphabet?
Cuneiform signs
Alphabets
Hieroglyphs
Pictographic signs
What was the name of the dark purple dye the Phoenicians were famous for?
Indigo
Crimson
Magenta
Tyrian purple
What did the Phoenicians spread to Europe and Africa through their trade?
Religion
Alphabet
Currency
Spices
What did the Phoenicians depend on for trading their products?
Roads
Air travel
Sailing
Caravans
Where did the Phoenicians occupy around 3,000 BC?
Greece
Egypt
Levant
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamian Gods often combined the bodies of humans and animals.
True
False
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.
Most city-states of Mesopotamia used ________ as their primary building material.
Concrete
Wood
Metal
Mud Brick
The Sumerian writing system was called
Ziggurat
Stele
Heiroglyphs
Cuneiform
Who held the highest levels of Mesopotamian society?
Scribes
Fishermen and Merchants
Priests and Rulers
Artists
All of these people are considered Mesopotamians except:
Egyptians
Akaadians
Sumererians
Babalonians
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops is also known as
irrigation
architecture
fishing
cuneiform
What was the main religion of the Mesopotamians?
Monotheism
Polytheism
Christianity
Judiasm
The few Mesopotamians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
Artisans
Merchants
Scribes
Priests
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
Which of these are Mesopotamian inventions?
The wheel
The plow
The alphabet
All of them
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.
What is the difference between Prehistoric society and Mesopotamian society?
Prehistoric people were hunter gatherers, Mesopotamian people were farmers.
Prehistoric people did not leave written history, Mesopotamian people left extensive writings.
Prehistoric people made artwork primarily about animals, Mesopotamian people made art about many subjects.
Prehistoric people were nomads, Mesopotamian people built cities and lived in them.
All of these
Who is featured here atop the stele of laws that they enacted?
Nebuchanezzer and Gilgmesh
Sumer and Ahkadian
Hammurabi and Shamash
Cuneiform and Hieroglyphs.
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.
