wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Mesopotamia Lesson 3 Practice Quiz

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was the king of Babylon who created a written law for all to see.

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nebachadezzar

d)

Gilgamesh

2.

Another term for a king is ___________.

a)

Empire

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Monarch

d)

President

3.

Hammurabi's Codes were a set of 282 laws that dealt with most parts of everyday life and were the basis of many of our laws today.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A wheeled cart pulled by horses is a ___________.

a)

Potter's Wheel

b)

Chariot

c)

Cylinder Seal

d)

Cuneiform

5.

He created the beautiful Hanging Gardens and was a Chaldean King.

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Sargon

c)

Polytheism

d)

Nebachadnezzar

6.

It is important that Hammurabi's Codes were written down because...

a)

Judges could interpret laws differently.

b)

People could view each law for themselves.

c)

Government officials could disobey any law.

d)

Foreign merchants could understand the laws.

7.

What advancement did the Hittites develop?

a)

They used a calvary and archers to fight in a battle.

b)

They built high walls to protect farmland.

c)

They used iron to make tools and weapons.

d)

They combined copper and tin to make bronze.

8.

What group of people created the Royal Library and had thousands of texts dealing with medicine, religion and laws?

a)

Hittites

b)

Babylonians

c)

Assyrians

d)

Chaldeans