Mesopotamia Quiz

Cuneiform was the world's first system of

• law

• government

• writing

• religion

___________ were symbols used to express ideas.

• Temples

• Ziggurats

• Pictographs

• Cuneiform

A _________ was a writer who kept records of historic events, items people traded, and works of literature.

• scribe

• servant

• priest

• noble

Long poems that told stories about heroes were called _______________.

• songs

• scripts

• essays

• epics

One of Sumerian's most important development was the __________________, which made transportation easier.

• wheel

• iron

• math

• medicine

What was Hammurabi's most well-known achievement?

• his ability to govern

• his military losses

• his code of laws

• his overseeing of many building projects

Hammurabi's Code was important because it

• included so few laws.

• was written down for all to know.

• treated all people equally.

• created the right to a fair trial.

The ruler of a kingdom or an empire is often called a

• scribe.

• landlord.

• governor.

• monarch.

Which of the following groups did not invade and conquer Mesopotamia?

• Phoenicians

• Hittites

• Chaldeans

• Assyrians

Which of the following was a Phoenician invention?

• iron working

• ships

• the alphabet

• cloth