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Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt Assessment

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which river was crucial to the development of Ancient Egypt?
a)
Nile
b)
Tigris
c)
Ganges
d)
Amazon
2.
On which two rivers did Mesopotamia depend?
a)
Nile and Indus
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Amazon and Mississippi
d)
Yangtze and Yellow
3.
What was the primary purpose of the pyramids in ancient Egypt?
a)
storage for wheat
b)
palaces for bureaucrats
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
temples for prayers
4.
What was the main purpose of the ziggurats in Mesopotamia?
a)
Residential housing
b)
Military defense
c)
Religious ceremonies
d)
tombs for kings
5.
Who was the king known for creating one of the first written code of laws in Mesopotamia?
a)
Tutankhamun
b)
Hammurabi
c)
Julius Caesar
d)
Alexander the Great
6.
What is the name of the process used by Ancient Egyptians and modern humans to preserve bodies?
a)
Mummification
b)
Embalming
c)
Cremation
d)
Taxidermy
7.
What was the main similarity between the religions of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt?
a)
both used ziggurats for sacrifices
b)
both practiced polytheism
c)
both believed in the sun god Ra
d)
both prepared for the afterlife
8.
Which statement is NOT TRUE about writing in ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt cultures?
a)
Mesopotamians wrote cuneiform on clay tablets.
b)
Egyptians wrote on papyrus with ink.
c)
Phoenicians used an alphabet in which letter stood for sounds.
d)
Sumerians invented the printing press to make many books quickly.
9.
What was the main building material used for constructing homes in Ancient Mesopotamia?
a)
Stone
b)
Wood
c)
Mud bricks
d)
Marble
10.

Flooded rivers were were filled with silt.

What is silt?

a)

A type of fabric

b)

A written language

c)

A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks

11.

What is a ziggurat?

a)

a government building

b)

a temple

c)

a school

d)

a place to store grain

12.

Which two rivers are found in Mesopotamia?

a)

Nile and the Euphrates

b)

Nile and the Yangtze

c)

Tigris and the Yangtze

d)

Tigris and the Euphrates

13.

The agricultural revolution happened when -

a)

People started speaking different languages

b)

Humans first learned how to farm, and therefore could develop permanent settlements.

c)

Trade was eliminated.

d)

Food sources such as wild game became scarce.

14.

The land around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was ideal for agriculture for which of the following

reasons?

a)

the land was flat making it easy to farm

b)

the rivers flooded regularly leaving soil that was good for farming

c)

the river water allowed the farmers to irrigate their crops

d)

All the answer choices are correct

15.

Which writing system was used by the ancient Egyptians?

a)

Runes

b)

Alphabet

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Cuneiform

16.

This image represents which historical aspect?

a)

Geography

b)

Religion

c)

Social Structure

d)

Achievement

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