- 1. Which present-day region was the home of Mesopotamian civilization?
A) Turkey
B) Iraq
C) Iran
D) Syria
- 2. What rivers were crucial to the development of Mesopotamian civilization?
A) Tigris and Euphrates
B) Indus and Ganges
C) Nile and Jordan
D) Yellow and Yangtze
- 3. The Mesopotamian writing system is known as what?
A) Cuneiform
B) Alphabet
C) Runes
D) Hieroglyphics
- 4. Which Mesopotamian city is known for its great walls and the Hanging Gardens?
A) Babylon
B) Ur
C) Eridu
D) Nineveh
- 5. Who was the Mesopotamian goddess of love and war?
A) Inanna
B) Ishtar
C) Ereshkigal
D) Ninhursag
- 6. What is the rectangular step pyramid structure typical in Mesopotamian architecture called?
A) Temple
B) Obelisk
C) Ziggurat
D) Pyramid
- 7. Who was the king of Babylon known for his law code?
A) Sargon
B) Nebuchadnezzar
C) Gilgamesh
D) Hammurabi
- 8. Which Mesopotamian civilization is credited with the invention of the wheel?
A) Akkadians
B) Assyrians
C) Babylonians
D) Sumerians
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