Mesopotamia refresher

Another name for "land between the rivers"

• Mesopotamia

• Israel

• East Africa

• Asia

What are city-states?

• cities that act like continents

• small farming villages with no real leader

• nomad groups before the discovery of irrigation

• cities that act as a country

What was Sargon most known for?

• creation of the first written law code

• first king of a country

• creating the first empire

• building the Hanging Gardens

Which ruler first created the concept of a standing army?

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Ur-Namu

• Bob

What does polytheism mean?

• a belief in one god

• a belief in multiple gods

• a belief in no gods

• a belief that Polynesian sauce is the best

How did Sargon, Hammurabi, and Ur-Namu rule their distant territories?

• they traveled from place to place and ruled it themselves

• they appointed people they trusted to run places for them

• they let the distant territories run themselves

• they didn't worry about their distant territories

What was important about Hammurabi's code?

• it had only mild punishments to help remind people to follow the law

• it was written down for all to see, and applied to all

• it was kept hidden from the public

• it wasn't actually created by Hammurabi

A series of canals and ditches to store water is an example of what?

• irrigation

• polytheism

• cultural diffusion

• monotheism

Why was writing developed in Mesopotamia?

• so that people could record music

• so that people could write down their stories

• so that people could keep track of the items that they had

• so that kings could write down their orders

Which of the following is a Sumerian/Mesopotamian invention?

• spear

• bow and arrow

• cement

• plow