Mesopotamia Quiz Questions
A quiz about Mesopotamia which includes, Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria and Judaism. Let's take this quiz and learn more about it!
- 1.Sumerian and many ancient religions prayed to numerous gods that had very specific roles. This belief in many gods is called:
- A.
Polytheism
- B.
Monotheism
- C.
Godism
- D.
Atheism
- 2.Mesopotamia was known as "The land between the two rivers". It was located:
- A.
To the south of the the Nile River
- B.
To the North of some unknown river.
- C.
In between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
- D.
On an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
- 3."If any one is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death."What group of laws are these from.
- A.
New York State Penal Law
- B.
Ten Commandments
- C.
Hammurabi's Code of Law
- D.
Egyption Law
- 4.
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- 5.What proof do we have that civilizations thrived in certain areas of the world thousands of years ago?
- A.
Cave drawings
- B.
Fossils found and dated using scientific tests.
- C.
Artifacts found under the ground
- D.
Museums exhibits
- E.
All of the above
- 6.King Sargon founded the worlds first Empire. What as the name of his Empire?
- A.
Alderon
- B.
Akkadia
- C.
Jerusalem
- D.
Magic Kingdom
- 7.A long period with little or no rain is called a:
- A.
Dryer
- B.
Drought
- C.
Monsoon
- D.
Hurricane
- 8.Mesopotamian's established a very complex system of farming. This system includes using a series of levees to block the flow of water, canals to control where the flow travels to and an artificial lake to act as a reservoir to store the water. This process is known as :
- A.
Canalism
- B.
Irrigation
- C.
Water flow process
- D.
Water system
- 9.
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Sometimes cartoons make a joke of real historical events. What is this cartoon referring to?- A.
Elderly people after retirement
- B.
Mesopotamian Fishing
- C.
Moses freeing the Israelites from Egypt by parting the Red Sea
- D.
Two former presidents fishing
- 10.The current country that lies where Mesopotamia once thrived is
- A.
Pakistan
- B.
Uganda
- C.
Iraq
- D.
India
- 11.The name of a Sumerian religious place was called a
- A.
Pyramid
- B.
Temple
- C.
Ziggurat
- D.
Church
- 12.
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The civilization located in between these two rivers was called:- A.
Iran
- B.
Giza
- C.
Mesopotamia
- D.
Egypt
- 13.
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What does this map represent?- A.
The path of old Sumerian warlords
- B.
Egyptians on a trip to the promised land
- C.
The route Abraham traveled from Mesopotamia to Jerusalem after making his covenant with God.
- D.
The Nile River COBRA team
- 14.
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These tablets would probably be most important to:- A.
Mesopotamia's highest royal class
- B.
Babylonians under the rule of Hammurabi
- C.
Sumerian warriors
- D.
The Israelites who were hoping to follow Gods way.
- 15.Many archeologists dig for artifacts in order to:
- A.
Make money by selling them to researchers
- B.
Donate them to museums
- C.
To further our knowledge of ancient civilization
- D.
All of the above
- 16.This man created the worlds first empire in Sumer:
- A.
Hammurabi
- B.
Sargon
- C.
Moses
- D.
Abraham
- 17.Which of these artifacts would help a student understand the law system in Mesopotamia?
- A.
A clay pot found in the southern Sumerian desert
- B.
A bronze statue of King Sargon
- C.
A cuneiform tablet with the code of Hammurabi engraved on it
- D.
Many tools found in a cave in Babylon
- 18.Assyria had a very strong army. Its inventions helped the army conquer much of Mesopotamia. Which invention helped Assyria become a powerful empire?
- A.
Battering ram to break down walls
- B.
Flint knife to cut through rope
- C.
Wheel
- D.
Kite
- 19.
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If you were to go back in time to Sumer to the year 2,900 B.C.E and you came across this structure, What would you find people mostly doing?- A.
Selling goods
- B.
Praying
- C.
Preparing for war
- D.
Digging for artifacts
- 20.Which of these is not a Sumerian god?
- A.
Ki
- B.
Enlil
- C.
Roofos
- D.
Enkri
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