Module 3 Test Review

• Religion played a large role

• The religion on Mesopotamia was polytheism

  • Polytheism is the belief in many gods

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Mesopotamian Society

Multiple Choice

What is Polytheism?

• the belief and worship of just one god

• The belief and worship of more than one god

• a set of written codes and laws for Mesopotamia

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

What type of religion existed in Mesopotamia?

• Christianity

• Monotheism- The belief in one god

• Polytheism

• Catholicism

Multiple Choice

True or False: Religion was greatly important to Mesopotamian society.

• True

• False

The Epic of Gilgamesh

​The First story ever recorded

• The Epic of Gilgamesh has been passed down for thousands of years

• ​It tells the story of King Gilgamesh and his quest for immortality

Multiple Choice

Who is Gilgamesh?

• Gigamesh was the god that helped Enkidu slay The demon Humbaba

• Gilgamesh is the King of Uruk and the main character in The Epic of Gilgamesh

• Gilgamesh was the evil demon in The Epic of Gilgamesh

• Gilgamesh wrote The Epic of Gilgamesh

​When people first settled in the Mesopotamian area, there was too much water.

It made it difficult to farm. ​

​​Too Much Water

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Irrigation was needed to harness the water responsibly

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The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops.​

Irrigation was needed​

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trenches, dams, and waterways were created.

People were able to farm and had more food. ​

​​Problem Solved

Multiple Choice

Irrigation is:

• a set of laws for ancient Mesopotamia

• the process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops

• a type of religion

• a type of language in ancient Mesopotamia

Multiple Choice

How did the people of Mesopotamia control floods?

• Mesopotamians had no idea how to control the floods

• Mesopotamians dug trenches, and canals, and built dams

• There were never floods in Mesopotamia

• There were floods in Mesopotamia but not enough to do anything about them

• The specialization of labor in Mesopotamia allowed for the creation of social classes

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• An individual’s work determined the social class that they belonged to

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• Social Levels were rigid and hard to get out of

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• Expected to follow the career path of a parent

​A Social Pyramid

Multiple Choice

How did the social pyramid affect Mesopotamian life?

• The social pyramid locked people into a rigid social level based off of the job they worked. It was extremely hard to get out of

• There was no social pyramid in Mesopotamia.

• The social pyramid was a positive thing for all members of Mesopotamian society. It allowed people to rank themselves and move up the pyramid.

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Explain what the Social Pyramid is:

• The social pyramid is a way that people in Mesopotamian society were ranked. They were ranked by what jobs they had and what backgrounds they came from.

• The social pyramid is a way that people in Mesopotamia were able to farm. It helped to improve their crops and allowed them to cultivate more food.

• The social pyramid is way that people in Mesopotamia decided who were kings and queens.

• The social pyramid is a fun piece of playground equipment. You can climb it.

• ​The area where Mesopotamia was established is called the Fertile Crescent and stretches from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf

  • Includes the land in between the Tigris and Euphrates river

• This area was a flat plateau and seasonal rains caused this area to flood and the land to be exceptionally fertile

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• Mesopotamia was incredibly desired because of its fertile land and resources

  • City States fought each other over resources

The Geography of Mesopotamia

Multiple Choice

What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers? 

• The Tigris and Euphrates rivers run through North America

• The Tigris and Euphrates River are the rivers that ran along the north and southern border of Mesopotamia

• These two rivers flow through Europe

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

Why are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers so important?

• These rivers were important because they supplied water to the people of Mesopotamia

• these rivers were important because they created a nutrient dense soil for farming

• Neither one

• Both A and B

Multiple Choice

What is the Fertile Crescent?

• The Fertile Crescent are three neighboring oceans close to the United States

• The Fertile Crescent was a bridge to Mesopotamia

• The Fertile Cresent includes the land in betweenthe Tigris and Euphrates river and stretches between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea

• The Fertile Crescent was the first major civilization in Mesopotamia

Multiple Choice

Mesopotamia was an incredibly desirable place because:

• it had magic healing plants that made society thrive

• it had incredible resources which was good for maintaining society.

• It had lots of people and interesting things to do

• of its cultural well being

Multiple Choice

Surroundings territories fought each other to get control of Mesopotamia because:

• because it had magic healing plants.

• Mesopotamia had great resources that all nations around it wanted.

• There was no real reason that those surrounding territories fought over Mesopotamia. Society was more violent back then

• There was never any wars fought over Mesopotamia. It was a peaceful nation.

• One of the first code of laws

• Covered marriage, divorce, assault, theft, etc.

What was it?

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• Created equality

  • All people had to follow the same code

• Gave structure to society​

Its Impact on Society

​​Hammurabi's Code

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Multiple Choice

What was Hammurabi's code? 

• Hammurabi's code was a letter to surrounding nations not to fight with Mesopotamia

• Hammurabi's code was a combination code that the King kept secret from everyone

• Hammurabi's code is a code of laws for Mesopotamians to follow

• Hammurabi's code was a code that allowed people to move up the ranks in Meso. society

Multiple Choice

What did Hammurabi's code cover? 

• The code was not made of laws

• The code covered just stolen items

• The code only discussed what happens when someone is murdered.

• Marriage, divorce, assault, theft, etc.

Multiple Select

Why was Hammurabi's code of laws so important? Hint: There are two correct answers

• Hammurabi's code was important because it created equality for the citizens of Mesopotamia

• Hammurabi's code was important because it had very harsh consequences

• Hammurabi's code was important because it made people stop commiting crimes

• Hammurabi's code was important because it created structure in the judicial system

Writing was important because

• farmers were able to keep track of crops,

• merchants could keep track of transactions,

• stories were able to be written down and

• laws could be created and spread throughout a wide region

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​Development of Language

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Cuneiform written on a clay tablet ​

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Multiple Choice

What was the first form of writing called?

• Hieroglyphic

• Cuneiform

• Clay tablets

• Alphabet

Multiple Choice

Why was the development of written language so important? Select the best answer.

• It allowed people to keep track of and spread information throughout a wide region

• It allowed people to write letters to each other

• It allowed people to have more fertile land and grow better crops

• It allowed people to barter and trade for goods