CHAPTER 3 Ancient Mesopotamia
Form A
Chapter 3 Test
CHAPTER 3
Part 1: Multiple Choice
Choose the letter of the best answers
1.
What name have historians given to
the land that lies between the Tigris
and Euphrates rivers?
6.
For what initial purpose did the
Sumerians develop the world’s first
writing system?
7. What
role did the gods play in
Sumerian society?
2.
On what did Sumerian farmers
depend in order to grow crops?
3.
What was the main building material
of the ancient Sumerians?
8.
Who had the most power in
Sumerian society?
4.
Which group of people was in the
middle class of Sumerian society?
9.
What common item of life today was
invented by the ancient Sumerians?
5.
Where did most Sumerians live after
about 3000 B.C.?
10.
What was the main purpose of a
ziggurat?
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Formal Assessment
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CHAPTER 3 TEST CONTINUED
Part 2: Map Skills
CHAPTER 3
Using the exhibit, choose the letter of the best answer.
Sumerian City States, 2300
B.C.
Modern coastline
Sumerian city state
Ebla
ASIA
Eshnunna
Hit
Babylon
Kish
Nippur
S U ME R
Umma
Eridu
75
0
75
44
150 miles
Which city-state was located on the
Tigris River?
a. Eshnunna
c. Larsa
b. Lagash
d. Umma
12.
Where was the city-state of Ur
located?
a. near the source of the Euphrates
River
b. at the mouth of the Tigris River
c. at the mouth of the Euphrates
River
d. west of the city-state of Eridu
What city-state was located southeast
of Babylon?
a. Hit
c. Ebla
b. Nippur
d. Eshnunna
Chapter 3, F
P e rs ia n
G ul f
150 kilometers
11.
13.
Ur
14.
Which city-state was not in a
floodplain?
a. Ebla
b. Eshnunna
c. Kish
d. Lagash
15.
How far was Babylon from the
mouth of the Euphrates River?
a. about 2 miles
b. about 25 miles
c. about 75 miles
d. about 150 miles
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Lagash
Larsa
Uruk
Why was Mesopotamia a good region for farming?
How did the plow and the wheel help to improve the lives of Sumerians?
Why were scribes very respected by the Sumerians?
What do you think is the most important invention made by the Sumerians? Why?
Label the following on the map:
1. Euphrates River
2. Tigris River
3. Sumer
4. Mesopotamia
5. Fertile Crescent
6. Mediterranean Sea
7. Persian Gulf