Mesopotamia & Ancient Civilizations

Question 1

Which modern-day countries are located in what used to be Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Iraq and Iran

Question 2

What was the land that was good for farming between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers called?

Accepted Answer

Fertile Crescent

Question 3

Which early form of writing used pictures to represent ideas?

Accepted Answer

pictograph

Question 4

True or false: Ancient Mesopotamians were monotheistic.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

What is polytheism?

Accepted Answer

the belief in many gods

Question 6

What was the most important contribution from the Phoenicians?

Accepted Answer

The alphabet

Question 7

How were social classes determined in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

your occupation (job)

Question 8

What is a system of symbols or letters than can be combined to form words?

Accepted Answer

alphabet

Question 9

Why did the Sumerians create the first writing system?

Accepted Answer

to keep business records

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT a Mesopotamian invention?

Accepted Answer

vaccines

Question 11

What word means "land between two rivers"?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 12

The phrase that describes the idea of workers specializing on one task or job is what?

Accepted Answer

Division of labor

Question 13

Asia Minor is known as what today?

Accepted Answer

Turkey

Question 14

What is the name for human-made waterways?

Accepted Answer

canals

Question 15

Which law code called for "an eye for an eye"?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi's Code

Question 16

Who was Babylon's greatest ruler?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 17

What was the first major civilization in ancient Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Sumer

Question 18

This term means the amount of something over and above what is needed.

Accepted Answer

surplus

Question 19

Ancient Phoenicia is known as what country today?

Accepted Answer

Lebanon

Question 20

This mixture of rich soil and sand was ideal for farming.

Accepted Answer

silt

Question 21

What was a scribe?

Accepted Answer

a person trained to read and write

Question 22

What is a city-state?

Accepted Answer

a central city and the surrounding countryside

Question 23

The city of Babylon was located along what river?

Accepted Answer

Euphrates

Question 24

Which words means: "a land or group of countries under the control of one king"?

Accepted Answer

empire

Question 25

What is the name for the people who led religious ceremonies in ancient Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

priests

Question 26

What were the two major rivers in Mesopotamia called?

Accepted Answer

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 27

What was the most famous feature of Nebuchadnezzar's palace?

Accepted Answer

The Hanging Gardens

Question 28

Which of the following did the Phoenicians NOT trade?

Accepted Answer

gold

Question 29

What was the name for a pyramid-shaped temple in ancient Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

ziggurat

Question 30

Who created the first writing system?

Accepted Answer

The Sumerians

Question 31

How do we know most of what we know about ancient Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

the excavation of artifacts

Question 32

Motivated by trade, many Phoenicians became experts in what?

Accepted Answer

sailing

Question 33

What does "fertile" mean?

Accepted Answer

land that is good for farming

Question 34

What did ancient Sumerians write on?

Accepted Answer

clay tablets

Question 35

What is the name for the system that allowed water to be moved where it was needed?

Accepted Answer

irrigation

Question 36

What wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battles gave the Hittites a military advantage?

Accepted Answer

the chariot

Question 37

What is monotheism?

Accepted Answer

the belief in one god

Question 38

Which legendary Sumerian king was the subject of an ancient epic poem?

Accepted Answer

Gilgamesh

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