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