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MESOPOTAMIA I

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  • The two rivers are the the _________________________________________.
    Tiger and Euphrates
    North and South
    Tigers and Elephants
    Tigris and Euphrates
  • How many laws did Hammurabi have?
    281
    282
    382
    280
  • Why was the land in Mesopotamia so great for farming?
    The soil is very rich and fertile.
    Animals were domesticed.
    It was far from any water sources.
    There were many animals around.
  • Modern day Iraq was once known as Mesopotamia
    FALSE
    TRUE
  • Define surplus.
    The supply of products in excess.
    Having the best agriculture.
    Having more achievements than what you need.
  • Why was Mesopotamia the first civilization?
    The land was perfect for farming.
    The land was a perfect for roaming.
    The weather was always nice.
    The land was perfect for making fire.
  • Irrigate means_____________________.
    to control the water of the rivers.
    to domesticate animals.
    to farm the land.
    to divide the social classes.
  • How were goods transported for trade?
    by foot
    horse
    donkey caravans
    boat
  • 7. What is an ancient human society with its own community organization and culture?
    Empire
    Civilization
    Community
    Village
  • The ziggurats in Mesopotamia were built because---
    They were like a ladder between the sky and the earth
    nobles wanted a building to be located in the center of town
    The ruling emperor needed a tomb
    a temple to convert and educate the poor
  • Who conquered Sumer?
    Hittites
    Akkadians
    Assyra
    Babylon
  • The rich soil deposits were known as?
    silt
    salt
    minerals
    fertile crescent
  • ___________ were used for religious ceremonies, to teach cuneiform, and meetings with the king.
    Pyramids
    Ziggurats
    Temples
  • Which capital city has the most terrifying army?
    Nineveh
    Akkadians
    Sumerians
    Babylon
  • In ancient Mesopotamia, hierarchy of scale was a convention that indicated ______.
    order of the gods
    the first families
    the power of money
    order of importance
  • Why do we know more about the code of Hammurabi than other ancient laws?
    It was mentioned by all of the ancient historians.
    Many copies of it were stored in libraries.
    It was written down and passed to everyone.
    It was carved in stone and displayed in a public square.
  • Who was the first great ruler in Mesopotamia?
    Sargon
    Hammurabi
    Mrs. Rodriguez
    Marduk
  • What ancient people lived on the coast of the Mediterranean sea and was conquered by Assyria
    Hittites
    Babylon
    Israel
    Judah
  • How did Mesopotamia keep records?
    Religious artifacts
    Stories and fables
    Cuneiform
    Word of mouth
  • One of the oldest written laws written in Ancient Mesopotamia.
    The Bible
    Magna Carta
    The Iliad
    Code of Hammurabi
  • What were the 4 natural resources that Mesopotamia claimed?
    river water, iron, mining, fishing
    river water, timber, mining, fishing
    river water, chariots, fishing, iron
    river water, silt, fishing, timber
  • In ancient Mesopotamian architecture, a monumental platform for a temple:
    pyramid
    ziggurat
    cella
    register
  • Which of the following is NOT a feature of Mesopotamian civilizations?
    catapults
    ziggurats
    cuneiform
    a numeric system based on 10, 60, and 360
  • Which modern country is NOT in the territory of Mesopotamia?
    Syria
    Kuwait
    Greece
    Irak
  • Irrigation was also used for
    Transporting water to the ocean.
    Transporting water to dry areas of land after droughts.
    Transporting water to wet areas of land.
  • The king and his royal family were at the top of the social order; directly under them were...
    priests
    farmers, artisans, scribes, and merchants.
    doctors and lawyers.
    mountain men an.d mountain women (slaves)
  • What were two advantages that the Hittites had over Babylon?
    iron and horse drawn chariots
    terror and iron weapons
    fierce army and iron
    well trained army and chariots
  • What is King Hammurabi known for?
    He developed polytheism.
    He developed trading.
    He was the first to develop a code of laws for a civilization.
    He developed farming domestication.
  • Mesopotamia means_____________________.
    "A land of gratitude"
    "A land of fertile soil"
    "The land between the lakes"
    "The land between the rivers"
  • Mesopotamian people were polytheistic. This means they...
    worshiped animals.
    worshiped one god.
    worshiped polygons.
    worshiped many gods.
  • Where did most ancient civilizations begin?
    In the Mountains
    On Islands
    Beside Rivers
    In Fertile Land
  • What was the Mesopotamian Religion?
    Muslim
    monotheism
    Polytheistic
    Christianity
  • What was the status of women in early Mesopotamian cultures?
    They had some rights, according to the Code of Hammurabi
    They had gender parallelism, according to images in tombs
    They were priestesses, according to The Epic of Gilgamesh 
    They were, in essence, property, according to cuneiform text
  • What is Mesopotamia?
    a fertile valley between the Caucasus and Ural mountains
    a desert city in Tibet
    a fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
    a desert city in Egypt
  • What were the major achievements in Mesopotamia?
    chariots, iron weapons, clay tablets, writing
    wheel, farming, writing, mathematics, bronze
    writing, commerce, trade, clay tablets
    steel making, library of Nineveh, farming, wheel
  • Mesopotamia began around the year __________.
    3,000 BC
    3,500 BC
    3,000 AD
    3,500 AD
  • The _________________ was the head of the government and the laws in Ancient Mesopotamia.
    nobles
    king
    priest
    merchants
  • What were the privileged social classes in Mesopotamia ?
    King/ priests / officials and scribes
    Farmers
    Slaves
  • People who made things like pottery, sculpture, jewelry, or cloth we call…?
    artisans
    merchants
    craftsmen or craftspeople
    priests
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