WorksheetsAncient Mesopotamia Review 2025
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who chose the leaders to rule the city-states particularly in times of War in Mesopotamia?
a)
king
b)
priest
c)
government officials
2.
What was a popular sport in Mesopotamia?
a)
football
b)
boxing
c)
hockey
d)
wrestling
3.
The religion of Ancient Mesopotamia was ______________.
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
4.
What was the most common type of exchange of goods in Mesopotamia?
a)
Bartering
b)
Stealing
c)
Borrowing
5.
Who hired the workers to build temples, canals and roads?
a)
priest
b)
king
c)
government officials
6.
What was Hammurabi's Code?
a)
one of the first set of written laws
b)
a password to enter the Ziggurat
c)
a series of numbers used to keep records
7.
What were the FIRST type of coins made of in Mesopotamia?
a)
metal
b)
clay
c)
wood
8.
True or False: Government and Religion were not closely linked in Ancient Mesopotamian Society.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
True or False Mesopotamian coins eventually were made of metal and represented certain amounts of grain.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
True or False: Priests declared that the king was sent from the gods to rule the city-states.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What is the name of this building?
a)
Sumerian
b)
Pyramid of Giza
c)
Ziggurat
12.
What resources did the ancient Mesopotamians not have that they had to travel far to get? (3)
a)
wood
b)
metal
c)
stone
d)
mud bricks
13.
Complete the sentence: The technology of ____________________ required early farmers to control water from rivers and lakes to use for their crops.
a)
Barter
b)
Irrigation
c)
Wheels
14.
Select all of the statements that are true about this building.
a)
It was used for prayer and worship of the gods
b)
The priests were the only people allowed inside
c)
They were step pyramids
d)
Every City-State had one built in the center
15.
What was the Mesopotamian writing system called?
a)
scribe
b)
cuneiform
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
symbols
16.
As populations grew around the rivers and organized city-states developed, people worked at specific skills to help the entire community. Not everyone had to farm. This very important change in community structure is called:
a)
Job specialization
b)
Architecture
c)
Polytheism
17.
What type of government did Ancient Mesopotamia have?
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
18.
Why did Mesopotamians have to trade?
a)
trade was their ONLY way to get food
b)
to get goods that they did not have and needed
c)
to keep resources away from other people
19.
Mesopotamians invented several new things in their empire that are still used in modern times today. Select one of those inventions and/or achievements and explain how it was used it in Ancient Mesopotamia, and how it is still used today.
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