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A quiz dedicated to ancient Mesopotamia
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1
The worship of many gods.
monotheism
Greeks
Sumeria
polytheism
2
What did Sargon's soldiers specialize in?
daggers
shields
swords
bow and arrow
3
Which river is in Mesopotamia?
Ganges
Amazon
Nile
Euphrates
4
What was the capital of Sumeria, and also probably the first true city?
Cairo
Akkadia
Ur
Ethiopia
5
What do you call the science of building buildings?
anthropology
architecture
formation
construction
6
What do you call it when a single ruler controls land in different areas?
noble
empire
overlord
king
7
The name of the famous wonder of the world in Babylon.
Sphinx
Hanging Gardens
Pyramids
Giza
8
What do you call a long poem about a hero?
haiku
epic
duel
adventure
9
Which of the following was NOT invented by the Sumerians?
plow
wheel
sewer
telescope
10
Who created the first letter alphabet?
Phoenicians
Chaldeans
Sumerians
Babylonians
11
Which river is in Mesopotamia?
Amazon
Nile
Tigres
Indus
12
First leader to have a standing army.
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
13
Which of the following did the Sumerians contribute to math?
calculus
distance to the sun
Finding the area of square and rectangles
the water clock
14
A man-made waterway used for transportation.
transportation
irrigation
canals
water slide
15
Which of the following selections was NOT a tribe from Mesopotamia.
Kushites
Chaldeans
Phoenicians
Assyrians
16
What do you call a city surrounded by countryside?
urban
suburban
canal
city-state
17
Nickname for Mesopotamia
The Country of Rivers
Silt World
The Land of Lakes
The Fertile Crecent
18
Who invented the wheel?
Egyptians
Neanderthals
Chinese
Sumerians
19
Where is present-day Babylon located?
Iraq
Syria
Egypt
Iran
20
Name of the first set of written laws.
Sargon's Creed
Ten Commandments
Hammurabi's Code
Code of Ethics
21
What do you call someone whose job it was to write things down?
scribe
author
journalist
cataloger
22
How did the Sumerians diagnose medical problems?
invented the tongue depresser
using a thermometer
created treatments based on symptoms
used amulets
23
What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?
Land between two rivers
The Crescent of Fertility
The Valley of the Sun and River
The Land of the Gods
24
The process of bringing water from dry areas.
slopes
irrigation
canals
farming
25
What was the name of the writing system of Sumeria?
Hieroglyphs
Cuneiform
alphabet
phonics
26
Who was at the top of the social order in Mesopotamia?
farmers
traders
priests
warriors
27
Why type of symbols did the Sumerians use for their writing.
murals
drawings
pictographs
letters
28
Which of the following people did NOT live in Mesopotamia?
Jews
Egyptians
Babylonians
Assyrians
29
Having more than is needed for something.
mantra
stack
abundance
surplus
30
Tool used for writing in clay tablets in Mesopotamia.
hook
protractor
stylus
stick
31
What is the name of the first story ever written down?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Tom Sawyer
Beowulf
The Epic of Narnia
32
A mixture of rock, mud, minerals, and water. Makes for excellent soil.
metamorphic
dirt
silt
delta
33
Where people worshiped in Mesopotamia.
temple mount
priest
ziggurat
royal chamber
34
What do you call a wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle?
mount
chariot
saddle
battle sled
35
Another word for a king or queen.
leader
monarch
royalty
hero
