Mesopotamia

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

Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's code?

• It called for specific punishments for each crime.

• It was used by many later civilizations as a model

• It treated all people the same under the law.

• It was carved in stone.

What was the main religion of the Sumerians?

• Monotheism
• Christianity
• Polytheism
• Judaism

Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.

• business class
• lower class
• middle class
• upper class

Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops are all types of...

• irrigation

• nomads

• ziggurat

• scribes

The word "Mesopotamia" means

• middle of the fertile crescent
• land in the middle of the desert 
• land between the rivers
• land north of the sea

Sumer was mainly made up of...

• City States

• An empire

• Villages

• Farms

Why was writing first invented?

• for texting
• to write stories
• for fun
• to keep records

What role do ziggurats play in Mesopotamia?

• Home for the Priests

• Home for the gods

• Castle

• Slave Quarters

Unlike the independent city-states of Sumer, the empires had only one ruler over all the lands.

• True

• False