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1. What does the word 'Mesopotamia' mean in Greek?
A
Between two rivers
B
Land of the gods
C
City of the sun
2. Which two rivers were the main water sources in Mesopotamia?
A
Amazon and Mississippi
B
Tigris and Euphrates
C
Nile and Jordan
3. What was the earliest form of writing in Mesopotamia called?
A
Alphabet
B
Cuneiform
C
Hieroglyphics
4. Which civilization created the first real empire? They are famous for their cruelty and for saving important texts
A
Assyrians
B
Sumerians
C
Babylonians
5. Which king of Babylon is famous for his code of laws?
A
Hammurabi
B
Sargon
C
Nebuchadnezzar
6. Why did Sumerian scribes turn the cuneiform symbols?
A
To make it easier for them to write
B
To make it easier for other people to read
C
Because they thought it looked cooler
7. What happens to the sea level during an ice age?
A
It goes up
B
It goes down
C
Nothing
8. What is the modern-day country where Mesopotamia was located?
A
Saudi Arabia
B
Egypt
C
Iraq
9. What is our species of human?
A
Homo Habilis
B
Homo Sapiens
C
Homo Erectus
10. How long ago did the first cities start to develop?
A
10,000 years ago
B
5,000 years ago
C
2,000 years ago