Ancient Mesopotamia

What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?

• Land of Kings

• Land between two rivers

• Land of deserts

• Land of mountains

Which two rivers surrounded Mesopotamia?

• Nile and Ganges

• Amazon and Mississippi

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Rhine and Danube

What was the main writing system used in Mesopotamia?

• Hieroglyphics

• Alphabet

• Cuneiform

• Pictograms

What was the first major city in Mesopotamia?

• Athens

• Uruk

• Rome

• Babylon

Who was the king that created one of the first sets of laws

• Julius Caesar

• Hammurabi

• Alexander the Great

• King Tut

Mesopotamia was part of which modern-day country?

• Egypt

• India

• Iraq

• China

What was the large stepped pyramid called in Mesopotamia?

• Sphinx

• Ziggurat

• Pyramid

• Temple

Which people invented the wheel?

• Egyptians

• Mesopotamians

• Romans

• Greeks

The Mesopotamians were known for creating what type of calendar?

• Lunar

• Solar

• Weekly

• Decimal

Which empire conquered Mesopotamia in 539 BC?

• Persian Empire

• Roman Empire

• Greek Empire

• Ottoman Empire