Mesopotamia

Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called

• Priests
• Artisans 
• Scribes
• Heros

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
• the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
• the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
• the Euphrates and the Tigris

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

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.

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

• artisans
• scribes
• heads of households
• merchants

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

• in the mountains
• near the sea
• in river valleys
• in the desert

Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 

• irrigation
• nomads
• ziggurat
• scribes

Who united all of Mesopotamia under his rule?

• Hammurabi
• Darius
• Bishops
• all the above

Why were river valleys important?

• Good farming conditions
• Provided fish and freshwater
• Made it easy to trade (transportation)
  
• All of the above