Mesopotamia Assessment Study Questions

Which two rivers were in Mesopotamia?

• Amazon and Nile
• Euphrates and Tigris
• Missouri and Yellowstone
• Mississippi and Ganges

Mesopotamia was a term used by the ancient people who used to live there?

• True
• False

Which civilization was the third civilization to rule Mesopotamia?

• Sumerians
• Persians
• Akkadians
• Babylonians

What did the Sumerians invent to help water their crops?

• Sprinklers
• Irrigation
• Hoses
• Buckets

The majority of the ancient civilizations practiced polytheism (the worship of many gods)

• True
• False

What did the Mesopotamians build to honor their gods?

• Ziggurats
• Houses
• Huts
• Mazes

Anu was the god of ______.

• Air
• The Moon
• War
• The Sky

What was Ishtar the god of?

• Sun and Justice
• Love and War
• Air and Wind
• Water and Wisdom

Who is Gilgamesh?

• A god
• A farmer
• A Sumerian king
• An animal

What was the world's first writing system?

• Cuneiform
• Pencils
• Gel Pens
• Feather and ink