Mesopotamia Early Settlers
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- 1.Which of the following are nicknames for Mesopotamia?
- A.
The land between the rivers.
- B.
The fertile crescent.
- C.
The cradle of civilization.
- D.
The birthplace of the blues.
- 2.In which “Age” did cities first develop in Mesopotamia?
- A.
The Bronze Age.
- B.
The Information Age.
- C.
The Age of Innocence.
- D.
The Age of Invention.
- 3.What material did the early settlers of Mesopotamia use to build their permanent homes?
- A.
Sun-dried mud bricks.
- B.
Reeds taken from the river.
- C.
Stone.
- D.
Wood.
- 4.
- A.
Sumer.
- B.
Iraq.
- C.
Assyria.
- D.
Basbylon.
- 5.What were the people who lived in the first civilization called?
- A.
Sumerians.
- B.
Algonquins.
- C.
Haberdasheryans.
- D.
Lucky.
- 6.The Mesopotamians had the first written code of law.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Why is Mesopotamia called the cradle of civilization?
- A.
It is where the world’s first cities arose.
- B.
It is where opera was invented.
- C.
It is where the first law code was written.
- D.
It is where people first farmed.
- 8.How do we still use Mesopotamian math in our daily lives?
- A.
60 minutes in an hour.
- B.
360 degrees in a circle.
- C.
Mesopotamians were the first to understand algorithms.
- D.
24 hours in a day.
- 9.Which of the following are Mesopotamian inventions?
- A.
The wheel, the sailboat, and frying pans.
- B.
Razors, cosmetic sets, and shepherd’s pipes.
- C.
Harps, bronze hand tools, and the plow.
- D.
The plow seeder, a working battery, and the first written language.
- E.
Agriculture, mathematics, and government.
- 10.First to last, in which order did Mesopotamian civilizations arise?
- A.
Sumer, Babylon, Assyria.
- B.
Gilgamesh, Hammurabi, Humbaba.
- C.
Assyria, Babylon, Sumer.
- D.
Babylon, Sumer, Assyria.
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