Mesopotamia (Aguilar) - Quiz
  • 1. Which is a river of Mesopotamia?
A) Nile River
B) Missouri River
C) Euphrates River
D) Amazon River
  • 2. King ____________ was known for his laws of the land
A) Babylon
B) Hammurabi
C) Mesopotamia
D) Ur
  • 3. What Does Mesopotamia mean?
A) “Land between 2 rivers”
B) “Land of Hammurabi”
C) “Land of a 1000 lakes”
D) “Land of the first civilization”
  • 4. The term is known as the world’s first writing?
A) Cuneiform
B) English
C) stylus
D) Babylon
  • 5. A civilization is a __________________.
A) River in Mesopotamia
B) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning
C) People and how they speak
D) Ruler
  • 6. In what area is ancient Mesopotamia found in?
A) South America
B) Australia
C) Fertile River
D) Fertile Crescent
  • 7. What is the name of the Ancient Mesopotamian temple?
A) Synagogue
B) Pyramid
C) Ziggurat
D) Church
  • 8. Polytheism is the belief in many Gods, ______________ is the belief in 1 God.
A) Islam
B) Polytheism
C) Monotheism
D) Jew
  • 9. Ancient Mesopotamia is found in what present day country?
A) Egypt
B) Iraq
C) Antarctica
D) Saudi Arabia
  • 10. A government is a ________________.
A) Form of religion
B) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians
C) System that groups use to make laws and decisions
D) Skill or knowledge to make products to meet our needs
  • 11. Mesopotamia is a great river valley formed by__________________.
A) The Orontes
B) The Red Sea
C) The Nile
D) The Tigris and Euphrates
  • 12. Writing grew out of the need to....
A) To make public signs
B) To tell stories
C) To keep records
D) To keep cows
  • 13. Mesopotamia is found in this continent?
A) France
B) Africa
C) Asia
D) South America
  • 14. Mesopotamia was the first civilization. (Worth 2 pts)
A) True
B) False
  • 15. Mesopotamia is often referred to as?
A) Cradle of Laws
B) Cradle of Civilization
C) Cradle of Islam
D) Cradle of land
  • 16. How do we know that Mesopotamia is a civilization.
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