Mesopotamia Test     Name _______________

Word association.  Say the first word and circle the word that comes to mind.

1. Cuneiform                                  Farmer             or          Scribe

2. Irrigate                                    Levees              or          Ziggurat

3. Empire                                      Stylus              or          Sargon I

4. City                                          Babylon            or          Mesopotamia

5. King                                          Priests             or           Farmers

6. Schools                                     Boys                or          Girls

7. Law Code                                  Hammurabi      or          Sargon

Categories
Group the following terms into the correct categories:

TERMS:   Sargon I         ziggurat          priest-kings         scribe            armies        

                 Hammurabi         cuneiform         god                 Boys only

17. Name one invention or accomplishment of the Sumerians._____________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Read each statement carefully. Decide what answer best completes the statement.
Circle the letter of the correct answer.

18. At the center of each city-state was a _________.
A. Palace
B. Ziggurat
C. Wine shop

19. The people who lived in Mesopotamia were called the _____________.
A. Egyptians
B. Persians
C. Sumerians

20. Buildings in Sumer and Mesopotamia were made of _________________.
A. Concrete
B. Wood
C. Sun-dried bricks.

21. A women in Sumer was allowed to ____________________
A. Divorce their husbands
B. Become a priest
C. Run a business

22. If a house fell and killed the owner of a house how was the builder punished _____
A. He was killed
B. He had to rebuild the house
C. He paid a fine