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Mesopotamia
Test Description: Ancient Mesopotamia
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What are the two rivers around Mesopotamia?
A
Tigris and Euphrates
B
Huang He
C
Indus
D
Nile
2) What allowed for the Mesopotamian civilization to advance?
A
hunting and gathering
B
social hierarchy
C
mummification
D
job specialization
3) Who was at the top of the social hierarchy?
A
priests and farmers
B
slaves
C
artisans
D
kings and priests
4) What is an example of irrigation?
A
plow
B
farming
C
Cuneiform
D
levees
5) Consisted of a city and all the countryside around it
A
farming land
B
city-state
C
city
D
empire
6) How many laws are in Hammurabi's Code?
A
280
B
250
C
282
D
382
7) Who is the main character of the first Epic?
A
Ishtar
B
Gilgamesh
C
Miss Arnold
D
Hercules
8) What is a famous Sumerian invention?
A
smart phones
B
paper
C
school
D
wheel
9) What is a ziggurat?
A
a temple
B
a priest
C
a type of food
D
Miss Arnold's middle name
10) Why was farming good in Mesopotamia?
A
It was located in a river valley
B
They had writing
C
They invented the wheel
D
Aliens taught them how
11) Why was flooding good?
A
It ruined houses
B
It brought in diseases
C
It brought in fish
D
It deposited rich soil for farming
12) Which is not a Mesopotamian invention?
A
calendar
B
plow
C
Papyrus Paper
D
wheel
13) What is the written language of the Sumerians called?
A
English
B
Hieroglyphics
C
Cuneiform
D
Ziggurat
14) What religion did the Sumerians practice?
A
Buddhism
B
Christianity
C
Polytheism
D
Monotheism
15) What is true about the Code of Hammurabi?
A
It was not fair to all the social classes
B
It was perfectly described by the phrase eye for an eye
C
It had just a few laws
D
It was written by priests
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