Quiz: Mesopotamia
When was Mesopotamia founded?
- c. 5300 BCE, with the first farming towns; cities from about 4000 BCE
- c. 3100 BCE, the Two Lands united under the first pharaoh
- c. 2334 BCE, by Sargon of Akkad
- c. 4500 BCE, with the first cities; Uruk the greatest of them
Answer
c. 5300 BCE, with the first farming towns; cities from about 4000 BCE — Founded: c. 5300 BCE, with the first farming towns; cities from about 4000 BCE.
When did Mesopotamia end?
- 539 BCE, when Cyrus the Great took Babylon for Persia
- 609 BCE, Nineveh destroyed by Babylonians and Medes
- 27 BCE, Augustus established the empire
- 185 BCE, the last Mauryan assassinated
Answer
539 BCE, when Cyrus the Great took Babylon for Persia — Ended: 539 BCE, when Cyrus the Great took Babylon for Persia.
Where was the heartland of Mesopotamia?
- The Tigris Euphrates valley, in present day Iraq and eastern Syria
- Southern Mesopotamia, in present day Iraq
- The Nile valley, capitals Memphis and Thebes
- Central Mesopotamia, capital at Akkad
Answer
The Tigris Euphrates valley, in present day Iraq and eastern Syria — Heartland: The Tigris Euphrates valley, in present day Iraq and eastern Syria.
True or false: Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates, was the cradle of civilization.
- True
- False
Answer
True — True. Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates, was the cradle of civilization.