Mesopotamia Quiz

Which of the following is a river in Mesopotamia?

• Euphrates

• Rhine

Canals and dams are examples of...

• Scribes

• Irrigation

What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?

• The land of Wheat

• The land between two rivers

Which of the following led to the rich soil of Mesopotamia?

• Silt - from the rivers

• Rat droppings

What type of religion did the Sumerians have?

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

Sumer is...

• In located in Mesopotamia

• Not located in Mesopotamia

What did Sumerians do to honor their gods?

• Sang songs

• Built Ziggurats

Hammurabi was famous for

• Making the first written laws

• Inventing the Gods

What is a ziggurat?

• Fire

• Temple

An example of The Arts in Sumer would be

• Metal workers made weapons, jewelry and mirrors

• The Sumerians wrote by pressing a sharp and pointed tool into clay