History Practice Quiz 241

Q1.What did Gilgamesh admire on the city wall of Uruk?

A. The wooden gates B. The foundations made of fired bricks C. The bronze statues D. The watchtowers

Q2.What is considered the greatest legacy of Mesopotamia to the world?

A. The Gilgamesh Epic B. The code of law C. Its scholarly tradition of time reckoning and mathematics D. The invention of the wheel

Q3.Around which date were tablets with multiplication and division tables found in Mesopotamia?

A. Around 2000 BCE B. Around 1800 BCE C. Around 1500 BCE D. Around 1200 BCE

Q4.Through which civilizations were Mesopotamian time divisions transmitted to medieval Europe?

A. Greek and Roman B. Roman and Islamic C. Greek, Roman, and Islamic D. Egyptian and Greek

Q5.Which Assyrian king collected a library at Nineveh?

A. Sargon II B. Assurbanipal C. Tiglath-Pileser III D. Sennacherib

Q6.What was the time period of the Assyrian empire at its height?

A. 820-710 BCE B. 720-610 BCE C. 620-510 BCE D. 520-410 BCE

Q7.What was the capital of the Assyrian empire where Assurbanipal's library was located?

A. Babylon B. Nineveh C. Assur D. Nimrud

Q8.What language ceased to be spoken after about 1800 BCE but continued to be taught in schools?

A. Akkadian B. Sumerian C. Assyrian D. Babylonian

Q9.How many tablets were in Assurbanipal's library?

A. About 10,000 tablets B. About 20,000 tablets C. About 30,000 tablets D. About 40,000 tablets

Q10.What did Assurbanipal's scribes do to acquire tablets?

A. They conquered southern cities B. They went south to find old tablets C. They traded with Egypt D. They copied tablets from Babylon