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Quiz to review key concepts of Mesopotamia .
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1
Modern day Iraq was once known as Mesopotamia
TRUE
FALSE
2
The king and his royal family were at the top of the social order; directly under them were...
farmers, artisans, scribes, and merchants.
mountain men an.d mountain women (slaves)
priests
doctors and lawyers.
3
In ancient Mesopotamia, hierarchy of scale was a convention that indicated ______.
the first families
order of the gods
order of importance
the power of money
4
In ancient Mesopotamia, the material most often used for building was
limestone
wood
granite
mud brick
5
Name one ancient society who were NOT hunter gatherers.
Mesopotamia
The Sami
Indigenous Australians
Mbuti Pygmies
6
One of the oldest written laws written in Ancient Mesopotamia.
Magna Carta
The Bible
The Iliad
Code of Hammurabi
7
Define surplus.
Having the best agriculture.
The supply of products in excess.
Having more achievements than what you need.
8
What were the major achievements in Mesopotamia?
The Wheel, Steel Making, Computer Tablets
Writing, Commerce, Stories, Clay Tablets
Telescopes, Moon Landing, Cars
Engineering, Irrigation, City-States, Laws
9
Mesopotamian people were polytheistic. This means they...
worshiped many gods.
worshiped one god.
worshiped animals.
worshiped polygons.
10
7. What is an ancient human society with its own community organization and culture?
College
Forest
Library
Civilization
11
What was the Mesopotamian government?
Monarchy
Dictator
Democracy
12
Mesopotamia means______________________.
"A land of fertile soil"
"The land between the rivers"
"The land between the lakes"
"A land of gratitude"
13
What was the status of women in early Mesopotamian cultures?
They were, in essence, property, according to cuneiform text
They had gender parallelism, according to images in tombs
They were priestesses, according to The Epic of Gilgamesh
They had some rights, according to the Code of Hammurabi
14
Which modern country is NOT in the territory of Mesopotamia?
Greece
Kuwait
Syria
Irak
15
Why do we know more about the code of Hammurabi than other ancient laws?
Many copies of it were stored in libraries.
It was written down and passed to everyone.
It was mentioned by all of the ancient historians.
It was carved in stone and displayed in a public square.
16
Why was the land in Mesopotamia so great for farming?
Animals were domesticed.
It was far from any water sources.
There were many animals around.
The soil is very rich and fertile.
17
Mesopotamia began around the year __________.
3,000 AD
3,500 BC
3,000 BC
3,500 AD
18
___________ were used for religious ceremonies, to teach cuneiform, and meetings with the king.
Pyramids
Temples
Ziggurats
19
How did Mesopotamia keep records?
Religious artifacts
Stories and fables
Cuneiform
Word of mouth
20
What is Mesopotamia?
a desert city in Egypt
a desert city in Tibet
a fertile valley between the Caucasus and Ural mountains
a fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
21
Irrigate means_______________________.
to divide the social classes.
to farm the land.
to domesticate animals.
to control the water of the rivers.
22
In ancient Mesopotamian architecture, a monumental platform for a temple:
register
pyramid
ziggurat
cella
23
Where did most ancient civilizations begin?
In the Mountains
On Islands
Beside Rivers
In Fertile Land
24
Which of the following is
NOT
a feature of Mesopotamian civilizations?
ziggurats
cuneiform
a simplified alphabet of 22 letters
a numeric system based on 10, 60, and 360
25
The two rivers are the the _________________________________________.
Tigers and Elephants
North and South
Tigris and Euphrates
Tiger and Euphrates
26
What is King Hammurabi known for?
He developed trading.
He developed farming domestication.
He developed polytheism.
He was the first to develop a code of laws for a civilization.
27
The statues were usually masculine and represented kings, gods and important functionarie.
False
True
28
People who made things like pottery, sculpture, jewelry, or cloth we call…?
craftsmen or craftspeople
merchants
artisans
priests
29
Two
reasons religion was created in Ancient Mesopotamia was _________
so they can control large groups of people
so they can stop being bored
to explain what was happening in nature
so 6th graders can study something
30
The _________________ was the head of the government and the laws in Ancient Mesopotamia.
priest
king
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
31
What were the privileged social classes in Mesopotamia ?
King/ priests / officials and scribes
Farmers
Slaves
32
Why was Mesopotamia the first civilization?
The land was perfect for farming.
The land was a perfect for roaming.
The land was perfect for making fire.
The weather was always nice.
33
Irrigation was also used for
Transporting water to the ocean.
Transporting water to dry areas of land after droughts.
Transporting water to wet areas of land.
34
What was the Mesopotamian Religion?
Christianity
Muslim
Polytheistic
monotheism
35
The ziggurats in Mesopotamia were built because---
The ruling emperor needed a tomb
a temple to convert and educate the poor
They were like a ladder between the sky and the earth
nobles wanted a building to be located in the center of town
