PDF Download
FREE GEOGRAPHY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT
MESOPOTAMIA QUIZ EXAM QUESTIONS
Actual Qs and Ans Expert-Verified Explanation
This Exam contains:
-Guarantee passing score -23 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation
Question 1: This same story is similar to what other story?
Answer:
stories told in the Bible's book of Genesis Question 2: How did Egypt's natural climate affect the religion of its people compared to the religion of Mesopotamia?
Answer:
People of Egypt had a more optimistic religion than that of the people of Mesopotamia
Question 3: What were the tools and weapons of hunter-gatherers were made of?
Answer:
Stone, wood, and bone
Question 4: What are the two rivers that form Mesopotamia?
Answer:
Tigris and Euphrates
Question 5: Because of its shape and the soil, what is another name for Mesopotamia?
Answer:
Fertile Crescent
Question 6: What was the most important building in a Sumerian town?
Answer:
The ziggurat (temple) Question 7: In what types of locations did the Agricultural Revolution first take place?
Answer:
River Valleys Question 8: When Egypt was conquered by the Hyksos, what new military weapons did these invaders use?
Answer:
Horse drawn chariots and bronze weapons
Question 9: What did the ancient Sumerians write on?
Answer:
clay tablets Question 10: Why was Egyptian civilization allowed to develop for many centuries without outside interference?
Answer:
The natural features of desert and sea made it difficult for invaders to approach Egypt
Question 11: What was the first use of the wheel?
Answer:
to build with potter's wheels Question 12: The Nile River flowed north and the winds blew south. How did this affect transportation?
Answer:
allowed for early river transport and trade
Question 13: What things was Egypt's Middle Kingdom known for?
Answer:
Public works replaced monuments; many swamps drained and irrigation projects completed Question 14: In Mesopotamia, the people who kept written records were called what?
Answer:
Scribes
Question 15: What was the written language of the Sumerians called?
Answer:
cuneiform
Question 16: Describe the Nile's flood pattern
Answer:
predictable Question 17: What is the name of the system people build to bring water to dry lands?
Answer:
irrigation Question 18: During what part of Egypt's history were most of the large pyramids built?
Answer:
Egypt's Old Kingdom Question 19: During the Agricultural Revolution, how did people change their ways of obtaining food?
Answer:
They changed from being hunter-gatherers to farmers
Question 20: What made the great building projects of Egypt easier?
Answer:
the use of simple machines
Question 21: What made transporting cargo against the current of a river easier?
Answer:
the invention of the sailboat
Question 22: What was the name of the written story of a Sumerian king/god
Answer:
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Question 23: During the Old Kingdom, how did people think of the pharaoh?
Answer:
The Pharoah was considered a god