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Ancient Mesopotamia
The cradle of civilization
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Last updated: February 28, 2022
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| First submitted | February 5, 2021 |
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1.
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
The land between rivers
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The land between valleys
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The land between seas
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The land between mountains
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2.
In what current country is most of Ancient Mesopotamia located?
Pakistan
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Iran
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Iraq
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Turkey
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3.
Who were the first humans to form a civilization?
Sumerians
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Babylonians
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Persians
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Assyrians
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4.
Who was Hammurabi?
King of Assyria
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King of Babylon
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King of Sumer
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King of Egypt
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5.
What was Hammurabi known for?
Inventing the wheel
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Code of law
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Multiple wives
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Long beard
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6.
Which empire developed the first form of writing by using pictures for words and inscribing them on clay tablets?
Akkadians
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Sumerians
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Babylonians
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Assyrians
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7.
What was the capital and largest city of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, as well as the largest city in the world for several decades?
Kish
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Nippur
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Assur
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Nineveh
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8.
What ruler invaded the land and conquered the Persian Empire in 333 BC?
Sargon the Great
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Alexander the Great
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Cleopatra VII
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Julius Caesar
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9.
Who besieged Jerusalem in 568 BC, captured a large number of Judeans and took them to Babylon where they became slaves?
Cyrus the Great
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Xerxes I
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Darius I
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Nebuchadnezzar II
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10.
What was the deciding battle during the first invasion of Greece by the Persians?
Battle of Marathon
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Battle of Salamis
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Battle of Athens
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Battle of Thermopylae
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11.
What was a ziggurat in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Type of vehicle
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Large theatre
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Temple to the local god
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Siege weapon
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12.
What ancient wonder of the world had its home in Babylon?
Statue of Zeus
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Hanging Gardens
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Temple of Artemis
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Colossus
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13.
What city was the center of the Sumerian civilization?
Persepolis
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Babylon
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Akkad
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Uruk
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14.
Ancient Mesopotamia was famously located by which two rivers?
Nile and Indus
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Euphrates and Nile
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Indus and Tigris
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Tigris and Euphrates
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15.
Under which ruler, the Persians conquered Babylon and much of Mesopotamia?
Cyrus the Great
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Darius I
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Xerxes I
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Ramses II
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16.
In Sumerian literature what was Gilgamesh searching for?
Love
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Meaning of life
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Wealth
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Eternal life
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17.
What is Gilgamesh according to mythology?
Dragon
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Demigod
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Devil
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Lion
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18.
What is the name of the wild man that the gods sent to challenge Gilgamesh, but eventually they became best friends?
Enkidu
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Bull of Heaven
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Utnapishtim
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Humbaba
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19.
The Persian wars were a series of wars fought between the Persians and which empire?
Sumerian
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Babylonian
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Roman
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Greek
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20.
Where was the battle where 300 Spartans hold off the entire Persian army?
Marathon
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Grancius
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Thermopylae
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Pydna
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Crem
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Level 67
Feb 5, 2021
Fun quiz!
Nenadbs
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Level 53
Feb 27, 2021
Thanks :)
Alexquiz17
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Level 76
May 10, 2021
Yes, good quiz, ancient history rocks!
Nenadbs
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Level 53
May 11, 2021
Thanks :)
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