Mesopotamian Cultural Achievements

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphs
• English
• Sargon

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

• Priests
• Artisans 
• Scribes
• Heros

Sumerians invented all of the following except 

• The wheel 
• The cuneiform 
• wheeled vehicles 
• air planes 

 A professional writer:

• Scribe
• Cuneiform
• Stylus
• Clay tablets

What is the name for a pyramid shaped temple tower in Sumer?

• pyramid
• ziggurat
• church
• holy tower

Cuneiform provided the basis for the development of what?

• Agricultural advancements
• Painting and sculpture
• Architecture
• Recorded history

Which word below describes Mesopotamian religion?

• Monotheistic
• Polytheistic
• Nativistic
• Abrahamic

Which of the following describes why Mesopotamia is called the Fertile Crescent?

• It has nutrient rich soil that is good for farming
• It has mines of gold
• It is shaped like a rectangle
• Their chief export is crescent rolls

Which of the following achievements best helped influence farming in ancient Mesopotamia?

• Canals for irrigation
• The compass for navigation
• Cuneiform for writing down discoveries
• Ziggurats for worshipping the gods

The Code of Hammurabi was a major contribution to the development of civilization because it

• treated citizens and slaves equally
• ended all physical punishment
• recorded existing laws for all to see
• rejected the principle of filial piety