Mesopotamia!

The Sumerians believed that the gods and goddesses were in charge of the cities. These buildings stood at the center of the cities and were built to honor the gods.

• pyramids

• steles

• Ziggurats

• Mansions

In Mesopotamia, floods deposited silt, which made the soil

• rocky

• fertile

• barren

• red

Which of the following groups belonged to the Sumerian middle class?

• priests

• merchants

• government officials

• slaves

The Sumerian economy was based around:

• metal working

• farming

• paying tribute to the gods

• leather goods

Ancient Mesopotamia was located in between the Euphrates river and the ____________________ river.

• Nile

• Yangtze

• Tigris

• Mississippi

Which of the following would be a good definition of Hammarabi?

• Babylonian King, most well-known for his harsh but fair code of laws.

• a character featured in an epic poem during Mesopotamian time.

• formed the world's first known empire and ruled the Akkadians.

What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?

• Babylonian King known for his harsh but fair code of laws.

• A character featured in an epic poem during Mesopotamian time.

• Created the world's first known empire and ruled the Akkadians.

How did Mesopotamia change the nomadic way of life?

• People changed from hunters to gatherers.

• People changed from traveling from place to place to living in one place and farming.

• city-states went from being peaceful to constantly being at war with each other.

• Mesopotamia did not change the Nomadic way of life.

Priests officials and royals made up a large portion of the total population in Mesopotamian city-states.

• TRUE

• FALSE

90% of the population were farmers.

• TRUE

• FALSE