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WorksheetsMesopotamian Civilization Worksheet
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following were major city-states in ancient Mesopotamia?
Ur
Uruk
Babylon
All of the above
Which of the following is a characteristic of early Mesopotamian city-states?
Each was independent and autonomous from neighbouring city-states.
Some had more than 50,000 inhabitants.
A king governed and supervised each city-state.
All of the above.
True or False: The city-states often waged war against each other.
True
False
What surrounded each early Mesopotamian city-state?
A river
A wall (fortification)
A desert
A forest
True or False: Early Mesopotamian city-states were centers for bartering and other forms of trade.
True
False
Which of the following groups were considered part of the nobility in ancient Mesopotamia?
Farmers
Priests
Merchants
Soldiers
Who were included in the populace group in ancient Mesopotamia?
Members of the royal family
Artisans
Prisoners of war
Scribes
Identify the group that included prisoners of war in ancient Mesopotamia.
Nobility
Populace
Enslaved People
King
What was the role of the King in the social groups?
Made the laws
Cultivated the land
Used as laborers
Bartered goods
Who represented gods on earth according to the social groups?
The Populace
The Nobility
The King
Enslaved People
The Nobility owned land and had political influence and power. True or False?
True
False
The Code of Hammurabi was written about how many years ago?
1000 years ago
2000 years ago
3000 years ago
4000 years ago
What principle is the Code of Hammurabi based on?
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Turn the other cheek
Survival of the fittest
The golden rule
What are the three classes of people and what did they consist of
(a)
Which of these are reasons the river was important
farming
scuba diving
traveling/trading
sailing their yachts
an alternative to bottled water
What could help you remember that cuneiform is a form of writing?
What could help you remember what the word scribe means?
The Babylonian kind Hammurabi is best known for his
scientific inventions
huge Facebook following
mathematical ideas
law code
writing skills
A form of writing developed by the people of Sumer
Mesopotamia
cuneiform
city-state
irrigation
civilization
A method that brings water to crops
Mesopotamia
cuneiform
city-state
irrigation
civilization
Complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing.
Mesopotamia
cuneiform
city-state
irrigation
civilization
Which rivers were important for the civilization of Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Ganga and Yamuna
Nile and Tigris
Euphrates
What was the Mesopotamian temple called?
Zuism
Assyria
Babylonians
Ziggurat
What does 'Mesopotamia' mean?
The city around water
The land between two rivers
The country with lots of water
The kingdom between several rivers
