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Mesopotamia: The First Cities

SheelonHistorySocial StudiesEnglishGrades 6-8Published Aug 5, 2026

Between the Tigris and Euphrates, people built the world's first cities, invented writing, and wrote down the first laws. Explore the cradle of civilization.

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  1. Question 1 of 3

    Mesopotamia lay between which two rivers?Tap an answer

    Multiple Choice · 20s

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  1. The wheel was in use in ancient Mesopotamia.True / False · 20s
  2. What is a ziggurat?Multiple Choice · 20s
  3. Which people are credited with building the first cities in Sumer?Multiple Choice · 20s
  4. What material did Mesopotamian scribes write on, dug from the riverbanks? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
  5. The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest known works of literature.True / False · 20s
  6. Why did farming thrive in Mesopotamia despite little rainfall?Multiple Choice · 20s
  7. Mesopotamian mathematics used a counting system based on which number?Multiple Choice · 20s
  8. Which famous gardens were said to have been built in Babylon?Multiple Choice · 20s
  9. What do we call a person trained to read and write in the ancient world? (one word)Type Answer · 30s

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