Mesopotamia Map Quiz

1. Both the Tigris and Euphrates originate in highlands within which present-day country?

2. Which modern capital stands directly on the Tigris River?

3. A location is described as being near modern Hillah, south of Baghdad, beside the Euphrates system. Which ancient city does this identify?

4. A historical map highlights the upper Tigris around Nineveh and Ashur in northern Iraq. Which ancient region is being shown?

5. Near Al-Qurnah in southern Iraq, the Tigris and Euphrates join to form which waterway?

6. An archaeologist is working near modern Nasiriyah in southern Iraq. Which ancient Mesopotamian city is closest to that location?

7. Which ancient city site stands across the Tigris from modern Mosul?

8. A boat follows the Euphrates downstream through Syria. Which country does it enter next?

9. Which two rivers define the core geography of Mesopotamia?

10. Which ancient city was situated on the Euphrates in eastern Syria, near the modern Iraqi border?

11. From Baghdad, in which general direction would you travel along the Tigris to reach Mosul?

12. Which ancient region occupied the southern part of Mesopotamia, around cities such as Ur and Uruk?

13. A traveler leaves the Mesopotamian plain and heads directly west into a broad arid region. Which physical region are they entering?

14. Water crossing the southern Mesopotamian plain ultimately drains toward which body of water?

15. Traveling east from the central Iraqi plain toward Iran, which major mountain system would you approach?

16. The central and southern Mesopotamian plain lies primarily within which present-day country?