Mesopotamia Quiz: questions and answers
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1. Where was Mesopotamia located?
Middle East
2. Which rivers were flowing through Mesopotamia?
Euphrates and Tigris
3. Which of the following cities was not located in Mesopotamia?
Carthage
4. What was the earliest written language in Mesopotamia?
Sumerian
5. When was the "Epic of Gilgamesh" written?
c 2100 BC
6. How many modern miles does the Babylonian mile equal to?
About seven modern miles
7. Seleucus of Seleucia is known to have supported:
A heliocentric model of planetary motion
8. Law #22 of the Code of Hammurabi states:
If any one is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death
9. Where is the Mask of Warka kept?
National Museum of Iraq
10. Who discovered the remanis of the Ziggurat of Ur?
William Loftus