WorksheetsMesopotamia Test Review
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which of the following is NOT true of the land
called Mesopotamia?
It lies between the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers.
It is a land of abundant rainfall
and long winters.
It is located in modern day Iraq.
It was home of the Sumerians.
What was the MAIN purpose of the
ziggurat?
as a place for religious services
as a place to go in time of attack
to mark the center of the city
to be the city’s marketplace
Ancient Sumerians invented irrigation systems and
plows. What did these two inventions help BEST to provide?
A system of government
Opportunity for trade
A steady supply of food
Away to honor the gods
Which statement shows how Sumerian
religion and government were connected?
Sumerians believed that merchants sold goods for the king.
The Sumerians believed the king was chosen by the gods.
Sumerians recorded their prayers on clay tablets.
Sumerians recorded the movements of the planets.
Match the word to its meaning.
Sargon
Created the first empire
Mesopotamia
Means land between two rivers
Religion in Mesopotamia
Polytheism- belief in many gods.
Assyria
iron weapons, conquered more land
irrigation
Bringing and controlling water for crops
Sumer was an empire.
True
False
