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Mrs. Vassos Mesopotamia

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Mesopotamian civilization appears to have risen in the valley between what two rivers?

a)

Euphrates and Tigris

b)

Zagros and Taurus

c)

Nile and Amazon

d)

Danube and Rhine

2.

The region of Mesopotamia is located in the present day country of...?

a)

Iraq

b)

Turkey

c)

Syria

d)

Egypt

3.

What invention made farming possible in dry areas?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Sailboats

c)

Irrigation

d)

Clay Tablets

4.

Which king wrote the first recorded system of laws in human history?

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Cyrus

d)

Tut

5.

Why was the ziggurat important?

a)

It was an area of trade in the center of the city

b)

Built for government purposes only

c)

Temples built for the gods

d)

Homes built for the weathly

6.

What did the Mesopotamian scribes write on?

a)

clay tablets

b)

papyrus

c)

animal skin

d)

Paper

7.

What is the purpose of a code of law?

a)

To design ziggurats

b)

To send secret messages during times of war

c)

To establish laws and penalties

d)

To worship gods and goddesses

8.

The region known as Mesopotamia is indicated on the map by the letter:

a)

X

b)

W

c)

Z

9.

The highest level leader in Mesopotamia was a ...?

a)

Judge

b)

Council Leader

c)

King

d)

merchant

10.

The invention of irrigation made it possible to grow an extra supply of food which is called...

a)

surplus

b)

scarcity

c)

sufficient

d)

minimal

11.

King Sargon, he conquered and united all the city-states under 1 ruler, this created the first?

a)

Castle

b)

Territory

c)

Empire

d)

State

12.

The worship of many gods and goddesses

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

atheism

d)

Judaism

13.

A legendary Sumerian king who was the hero in one of the world's first written stories, one tale was about his quest for immortality

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Sargon

c)

Ashurbanipal

d)

Gilgamesh

14.

A professional writer or record keeper

a)

scribe

b)

judge

c)

king

d)

merchant

15.

A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using clay tablet; first system of writing

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

cuneiform

c)

wing dings

d)

Alphabet

16.

A long narrative poem that describes heroic deeds, can describe mythological characters, legends or religious stories, can also tell about real people and events from history.

a)

play

b)

novel

c)

haiku

d)

epic

17.

A city that is independent, with it's own government and leader, surrounded by a wall and farmland.

a)

city-state

b)

empire

c)

castle

d)

tribe

18.

What geographic feature were all cities in Mesopotamia near?

a)

Deserts

b)

Mountains

c)

Rivers

d)

Oceans

19.

What is an example of technology from Mesopotamia

a)

Cars

b)

Paper

c)

Cell Phones

d)

The Wheel

20.

Mesopotamia means,

a)

Big country

b)

Mashed Potatoes

c)

Land between two rivers

d)

Land outside the desert

21.

How did the first humans create a food surplus?

a)

Farming

b)

Hunting

c)

Gathering

d)

Cooking

22.

Who was the Mesopotamian ruler who wrote laws?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Ramses

c)

Sargon

d)

Narmer

23.

Mesopotamia's religion had

a)

One god

b)

Many gods

24.

Most people in Mesopotamia worked as ___________

a)

Artists

b)

Scribes

c)

Kings

d)

Farmers

25.
Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery are called
a)
priests
b)
artisans
c)
scribes 
d)
heroes
26.
Grand temple with a shrine at the top
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
27.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
28.
Record keepers who often kept records for government officals
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
29.
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
30.

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

a)

City-State

b)

Country

c)

Villiage

d)

Culture

31.

What continent is Mesopotamia located on?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Iraq

32.

What sea was just to the south of Mesopotamia?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Tigris River

d)

Mediterranean Sea

33.

The Assyrians had a large professional

a)

ruler

b)

army

c)

empire

d)

God

34.

Of the following, which group of people belonged to the upper class of Sumerian Society?

a)

merchants

b)

artisans

c)

priests

d)

farmers

35.

Who was Hammurabi?

a)

a Syrian prince

b)

a Mesopotamian priest

c)

a Babylonian King

d)

an Amorite merchant

36.

Which word means to tame?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Surplus

c)

Domesticate

d)

Irrigation

37.

Which word means to work to raise crops and farm animals?

a)

Irrigation

b)

Surplus

c)

Agriculture

d)

Domestication

38.

Which early civilization spread the use of a simple alphabet as it traded with other peoples?

a)

a belief in many gods

b)

Increased food production made it possible for people to specialize in different tasks, which created different levels of wealth.

c)

the Phoenician

d)

to improve and expand trade

39.

Why did the Phoenicians establish dozens of colonies along the Mediterranean coast?

a)

the Phoenician

b)

between 3000 BC and 4000 BC

c)

to improve and expand trade

d)

Criminals are punished by the people they have wronged

40.

How many laws made up Hammurabi's code?

a)

200

b)

300

c)

282

d)

382

41.
Ancient scribes used a writing tool called a
a)
stylus
b)
cuneiform
c)
quill
d)
pencil
42.

What is another name for Mesopotamia?

a)

Cradle of Civilization

b)

Birthplace of the World

c)

Center of the Middle East

d)

The Early Kingdom

43.
TRUE or FALSE.  Sumerians created a 12 month calendar by looking at the stars and planets.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
The number system was based on
a)
60
b)
100
c)
10
d)
12
45.

Complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing.

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

cuneiform

c)

city-state

d)

irrigation

e)

civilization

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