Mesopotamia

Because they lacked raw materials like stone, wood, and metal, Sumerians had to trade with other people for these things.

• True

• False

Hammurabi conquered all of the Mesopotamian city-states, creating the world's first empire.

• True

• False

The first kings of Sumer were probably heroes from wars.

• True

• True

Which group of people rebelled against the Assyrians to reclaim their lands?

• Sumerians

• Hittites

• Babylonians

• Chaldeans

Who was the epic hero who traveled the world doing great things?

• Noah

• Gilgamesh

• Nabopolassar

• Hammurabi

Part of the reason for the Assyrian's successes in war was that they used iron weapons.

• True

• False

What was the name of the Mesopotamian temple that stood in the center of all city-states?

• ziggurat

• irrigation ditch

• hovel

• center piece

Who wrote the first recorded set of laws and punishments?

• Nebbuchadnezzer

• Ninevah

• Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi

Who made up the Sumerian middle class? (choose 3)

• artisans

• merchants

• slaves

• farmers

Mesopotamians had to create irrigation ditches because

• melting snow in the north often caused flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates

• they kept water out of the village

• it was difficult to find water

• they needed a job for the people to do