CA #3 Review Game

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

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

• Gilgamesh
• Hammarabui
• Nineveh
• Sargon

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphs
• English
• Sargon

When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first

• empire
• huge city-state
• nation
• democracy

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

• scribe.
• cradle.
• Gilgamesh.
• ziggurat.

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

• artisans
• scribes
• heads of households
• merchants

What was the main religion of the Sumerians?

• Monotheism
• Christianity
• Polytheism
• Judaism

Why was Sargon important?

• He united Babylon to create the first empire
• He united Mesopotamia and created the first Empire
• He united Mesopotamia and made the first civilization
• He united Babylon and created the first civilization

Sumer was mainly made up of..

• City States
• An empire
• Villages
• Farms

What role does ziggurats play in Mesopotamia?

• Home for the Priests
• House of worship
• Castle
• Slave Quarters