Ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Mesopotamian temples were called

• pyramids
• synagogues
• ziggurats
• churches

Which two rivers does Mesopotamia lie between?

• Tigris and Euphrates
• Euphrates and Tiber
• Yangtze and Huang He
• Tiber and Nile

Cuneiform was

• the first known writing system.
• wedge-shaped impressions.
• written on clay.
• All of the above

Why was being located on a floodplain good for those in Mesopotamia

• increased crop production
• better pasture for animals
• regular, predictable flooding
• None of these

Who had the most power in Sumerian city-states?

• Priests
• Kings
• Elders
• Wealthy busnissmen

There was little difference between the highest class and the lowest class in Sumerian civilization.

• True
• False

Hammurapi's (Hammurabi's) Code was a system of laws that helped

• increase the gap between the high class and the low class
• increase the strength of the military 
• maintain order in the civilization
• build irrigation throughout the region