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Mesopotamia Quiz: Cradle of Cities

By Rondilo
Mesopotamia Quiz: Cradle of Cities

6 questions on the first cities, their kings, their stories and the habits they left behind.

Questions
6
Length
About 4 min
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  1. The name Mesopotamia means land between the rivers. Which rivers are they?
  2. How did scribes in ancient Mesopotamia usually write cuneiform?
  3. Which number did ancient Mesopotamian mathematicians use as a base, still echoed by our clocks?
  4. Put these moments in the history of Mesopotamia in order, earliest first.
  5. Why does this guardian have five legs?
  6. The Epic of Gilgamesh from Mesopotamia tells a story much like which Bible story?

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