Ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers?

• Mississippi and Rock
• Tigris and Euphrates
• Missouri and Wisconsin
• Nile and Amazon

The people of Sumer practiced _____________ , the worship of many gods. 

• polytheism
• monotheism
• Christianity
• Catholicism

Sumerians developed a type of writing called ________________.

• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphics

Sumerian society was organized in ___________ which consisted of a city and its surrounding lands. 

• city-state
• province
• empire
• state

What was the name of their religious buildings?

• Ziggurats
• Churches
• Temples
• Prayer Houses 

Which one of these was NOT an invention of ancient Mesopotamians?

• cuneiform
• ziggurats
• the wheel
• a compass

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

• Gilgamesh
• Hammarabui
• Nineveh
• Sargon

Artisans, merchants, and fishers made up this group

• Lower Class
• Upper Class
• Middle Class
• Pass Class

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

• kings and priests
• artisans
• merchants and traders
• scribes

Which of these are Sumerian inventions?

• Plow
• Wheel
• Sailboat
• All of them