Ancient Mesopotamia

Which group represents the middle class in Sumeria?

• traders
• scribes
• government officials
• architects

Which group represents the lower class of Sumerians?

• Slaves
• peasants
• traders
• working class

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

• Gilgamesh
• Hammurabi
• Nineveh
• Sargon

The Sumerian writing system was called _________________.

• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphs
• English
• Sargon

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

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

When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first ___________.

• Empire
• Super city-state
• Nation
• Social Class

Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code?

• It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
• It was used by many later civilizations as a model
• It treated all people the same under the law.
• It was carved in stone.

Which of these are Sumerian inventions?

• Wheel and Plow
• Compass and Sextant
• Pen and Paper
• Clock and watch

Mesopotamians used writing primarily for...

• writing down history. 
• telling stories.
• developing military strategies.
• record keeping.

The Mesopotamian rivers did which of the following?

• provided fertile soil.
• killed crops.
• calmed the people
• made Mesopotamia an island