Mesopotamia

True or False: Mesopotamia was known as the 'cradle of civilisation'

• True

• False

True or False: The Royal tombs of Ur are roughly 1,000 years old

• True

• False

Name one of the rivers Mesopotamia takes its name from

• Danube

• Nile

• Euphrates

• Amazon

Mesopotamia is which modern-day country?

• Nigeria

• Iraq

• India

• Mexico

Which of these was NOT a Mesopotamian invention?

• Writing

• Theatres

• Maps

• The wheel

What is the name of their temples?

• Pyramids

• Synagogue

• Mosque

• Ziggurats

What was the Mesopotamian writing system?

• Hieroglyphic

• Alphabetic

• Cuneiform

• None - they didn't have writing

What was clay used for?

• Making pottery

• Building

• Writing

• All of the above

Which of these was NOT found at the Royal Tombs of Ur?

• Jewellery

• Books

• Statues

• Musical instruments

Who excavated the tombs?

• Sir Leonard Woolley

• Agatha Christie

• Howard Carter

• Indiana Jones