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A quiz dedicated to ancient Mesopotamia
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Name of the first set of written laws.
Ten Commandments
Hammurabi's Code
Sargon's Creed
Code of Ethics
2
What do you call the science of building buildings?
architecture
formation
construction
anthropology
3
What was the capital of Sumeria, and also probably the first true city?
Ethiopia
Cairo
Akkadia
Ur
4
Which of the following selections was NOT a tribe from Mesopotamia.
Hyksos
Phoenicians
Assyrians
Kushites
5
Who invented the wheel?
Neanderthals
Chinese
Sumerians
Egyptians
6
A mixture of rock, mud, minerals, and water. Makes for excellent soil.
metamorphic
silt
delta
dirt
7
Another word for city.
modern
cosmopolitan
urban
adventure
8
Babylonian king who destroyed the Jewish Temple and enslaved all the Jews.
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Cyrus the Great
Sargon
9
What is the name of the first story ever written down?
Beowulf
The Epic of Narnia
Tom Sawyer
The Epic of Gilgamesh
10
Tool used for writing in clay tablets in Mesopotamia.
stick
hook
protractor
stylus
11
What do you call a wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle?
mount
chariot
battle sled
saddle
12
Having more than is needed for something.
mantra
abundance
surplus
stack
13
The worship of many gods.
Sumeria
monotheism
polytheism
Greeks
14
What was the name of the writing system of Sumeria?
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphs
alphabet
phonics
15
What did Sargon's soldiers specialize in?
swords
shields
daggers
bow and arrow
16
How did the Sumerians diagnose medical problems?
created treatments based on symptoms
used amulets
using a thermometer
invented the tongue depresser
17
What do you call it when a single ruler controls land in different areas?
king
overlord
empire
noble
18
Which of the following people did NOT live in Mesopotamia?
Egyptians
Babylonians
Jews
Assyrians
19
How did the Sumerians treat medical illness?
Chopping off the limb withe the illness.
With healing medicines made from milk and figs.
Having patients sweat out their illness.
submerging the body in water for long periods.
20
Which river is in Mesopotamia?
Amazon
Nile
Ganges
Euphrates
21
First leader to have a standing army.
Hammurabi
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
Gilgamesh
22
Nickname for Mesopotamia
The Fertile Crecent
The Land of Lakes
The Country of Rivers
Silt World
23
The name of the famous wonder of the world in Babylon.
Hanging Gardens
Sphinx
Giza
Pyramids
24
What do you call someone whose job it was to write things down?
journalist
cataloger
author
scribe
25
Who was at the top of the social order in Mesopotamia?
priests
farmers
warriors
traders
26
Where is present-day Babylon located?
Egypt
Iraq
Iran
Syria
27
Which of the following did the Sumerians contribute to math?
distance to the sun
the water clock
calculus
Finding the area of square and rectangles
28
Another world for countryside.
rural
outdoors
city
peaceful
29
The process of bringing water from dry areas.
irrigation
canals
slopes
farming
30
Which river is in Mesopotamia?
Amazon
Indus
Nile
Tigres
31
Which of the following was NOT invented by the Sumerians?
sewer
telescope
wheel
plow
32
Another word for a king or queen.
hero
royalty
monarch
leader
33
A man-made waterway used for transportation.
canals
transportation
water slide
irrigation
34
What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?
The Crescent of Fertility
The Valley of the Sun and River
The Land of the Gods
Land between two rivers
35
Who created the first letter alphabet?
Sumerians
Chaldeans
Phoenicians
Babylonians
36
Where people worshiped in Mesopotamia.
ziggurat
priest
royal chamber
temple mount
37
What is this?
Tower of babel
Tower of Ziggurat
Tower of London
Tower of Sumer
38
What do you call a city surrounded by countryside?
city-state
urban
suburban
canal
39
What do you call a long poem about a hero?
haiku
duel
epic
adventure
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Why type of symbols did the Sumerians use for their writing.
letters
murals
pictographs
drawings