Ancient Mesopotamia Quiz (Part II)

Question 1

Long poems that tell a story about a hero, god, or ruler are known as...

Accepted Answer

Epics

Question 2

Which Mountain Range is not located on your Mesopotamian Maps....

Accepted Answer

Ziggurat Mts.

Question 3

The Mesopotamian Rivers were unpredictable, harsh, and strong?

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 4

What is one reason why Mesopotamia ended as a civilization?

Accepted Answer

The land was flat and easy to attack!

Question 5

Compared to men, how were women treated in Ancient Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

They were treated as inferior to men

Question 6

Total number of Hammurabi Law Codes written down for everyone to see was...

Accepted Answer

282

Question 7

Which of these was not invented by the Sumerians?

Accepted Answer

fireworks

Question 8

Gilgamesh, Hammurabi, and Nebuchadnezzar were all famous...

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 9

The tool/utensil used to write cuneiform on clay tablets was called a ________________.

Accepted Answer

stylus

Question 10

Hunter gatherers first settled in Mesopotamia more than.....

Accepted Answer

7,000 years ago

Question 11

Which of these was not a group in Mesopotamia's social class system?

Accepted Answer

knights

Question 12

What modern country is now located where Mesopotamia once was?

Accepted Answer

Iraq

Question 13

The Mesopotamians built most of their buildings with what material?

Accepted Answer

mud bricks

Question 14

Which two rivers made Mesopotamia a great place to grow crops?

Accepted Answer

Tigris & Euphrates Rivers

Question 15

Rural is to countryside as Urban is to....

Accepted Answer

City

Question 16

What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

cuneiform

Question 17

Which word describes soil that is very good for growing crops?

Accepted Answer

fertile

Question 18

The pyramid-shaped temple that each city-state had was called a _________________.

Accepted Answer

ziggurat

Question 19

The Social Hierarchy system in Mesopotamia is known as ....

Accepted Answer

Feudalism

Question 20

Mesopotamians believed in many gods and goddesses. This means they were ____________.

Accepted Answer

polytheistic

Question 21

The time period of Mesopotamia was...

Accepted Answer

3,500-539 BCE

Questions 21