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Mesopotamia

Quiz by Christine Caponi

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22 questions
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  • Q1
    A collection of cities, each with its own ruler is called
    a town
    an empire
    a city-state
    a nation
    30s
  • Q2
    A person trained to read, write and keep records is called a
    artifact
    ziggurat
    anthropologist
    scribe
    30s
  • Q3
    All of the following are achievements of ancient Mesopotamia EXCEPT
    writing
    laws
    geometry
    wheel
    30s
  • Q4
    The belief in many gods is called
    polytheism
    Christianity
    monotheism
    atheism
    30s
  • Q5
    A man-made way of supplying water to an area of land for farming is called
    irrigation
    technology
    agriculture
    archeology
    30s
  • Q6
    Another word for farming is
    agriculture
    empire
    domesticate
    surplus
    30s
  • Q7
    To tame an animal for human use or to cultivate plants is called
    empire
    surplus
    agriculture
    domesticate
    30s
  • Q8
    Land with different territories and people under single rule is called a/an
    surplus
    ziggurat
    empire
    agriculture
    30s
  • Q9
    To have more than is needed is called a
    surplus
    farm
    ziggurat
    trade
    30s
  • Q10
    To buy and sell or to exchange goods and services is called
    surplus
    trade
    agriculture
    domesticate
    30s
  • Q11
    Which two water features gave Mesopotamia the name "land between two rivers"?
    the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
    the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
    the Nile and Tigris Rivers
    the Fertile Crescent and the Mediterranean Sea
    30s
  • Q12
    Hammurabi is best known for
    dividing the empire
    creating the wheel
    writing the story of Gilgamesh
    his code of laws
    30s
  • Q13
    It was necessary to locate early city-states near bodies of water because
    it was faster to travel by water than land
    water was used to irrigate fields
    water was a source of spiritual strength
    water is very soothing
    30s
  • Q14
    Most wealthy people in Mesopotamia lived in
    two-story homes by the ziggurat
    the ziggurat
    tents in the desert
    one-story homes close tot he wall of the city-state
    30s
  • Q15
    The region of Mesopotamia is mostly located in the present-day country of
    Iraq
    Italy
    India
    Iceland
    30s

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