Mesopotamia

What were the Code of Laws?

• 282 laws that dealt with everyday life
• rules about how you should look and dress

Hammurabi's Code was composed of how many laws?

• 282
• 192
• 292

What is cuneiform?

• tablets
• writing system
• number system
• an empire

What was the purpose in developing cuneiform?

• to keep track of math
• to record trade
• to record steps
• to record calories

What does "Mesopotamia" mean?

• land between mountains
• land in a desert
• land over hills
• land between rivers

a person who writes and records information for a job

• artisan
• scribe
• city-state
• irrigation

a method that brings water to crops

• Scribe
• City-State
• Irrigation
• Civilization

complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

• Scribe
• Irrigation
• Artisan
• Civilization

Ancient Sumerians invented irrigation systems and plows. What did these two inventions help provide?

• a system of government
• a steady supply of food
• an honor for the gods
• a partner with whom to trade

What were the two rivers that allowed settlement in Mesopotamia?

• Tigris and Euphrates
• Nile and Euprtes
• Tigris and Indus
• Tigris and Nile