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Ancient Civilzations Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the first civilizations develop?

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Greece

d)

China

2.

Which two rivers were crucial for irrigation and farming in Mesopotamia?

a)

Nile and Amazon

b)

Tigris and Euphrates

c)

Ganges and Yangtze

d)

Mississippi and Missouri

3.

What writing system did the Sumerians use?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Latin

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Cyrillic

4.

What is a ziggurat?

a)

A type of boat

b)

A temple

c)

A weapon

d)

A farming tool

5.

Who was the ruler of the Akkadian Empire?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Sargon I

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Alexander the Great

6.

What did the Sumerians invent that is crucial for transportation?

a)

The wheel

b)

The sail

c)

The engine

d)

The bicycle

7.

What was the main material used for Assyrian weapons?

a)

Bronze

b)

Iron

c)

Stone

d)

Wood

8.

What was the Code of Hammurabi known for?

a)

Promoting trade

b)

Establishing a legal system

c)

Building pyramids

d)

Inventing the wheel

9.

What was a major role of Sumerian priests?

a)

Farming

b)

Sleeping

c)

Controlling land

d)

Building temples

10.

What was the main focus of Sumerian writing?

a)

Poetry

b)

Trade and transactions

c)

Fiction

d)

Music

11.

What was the belief system of the Sumerians called?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Atheism

d)

Animism

12.

Which of the following ideas about the Sumerians is false ?

a)

they built ziggurats.

b)

priests were rich.

c)

there were slaves.

d)

everyone could go to school.

13.

The word ‘Mesopotamia’ means "The land between the ___?___".

(a)  

14.

Which would be on the top of Sumerian social structure?

a)

Kings, priests and nobles.

b)

Kings, priests and farmers.

c)

Kings, nobles and farmers.

d)

Kings, priests and slaves.

15.


Which country is highlighted in the image?

a)

Iraq

b)

Syria

c)

Iran

d)

Israel

16.


Which country is highlighted in the image?

a)

Syria

b)

Iran

c)

Türkiye

d)

Kuwait

17.

What object is highlighted in the image?

a)

chariot

b)

plow

c)

chair

d)

arade

18.

How to you spell the name of this weapon?

a)

singtheshot

b)

shotsling

c)

bow

d)

slingshot

19.

The Code of Hammurabi established “_____?______” system of punishment.

a)

an eye for an eye

b)

a head for a life

c)

a tooth for a head

d)

a leg for an arm

20.

Which flag is from Kuwait?

a)

b)

c)

d)