Mesopotamia Review

Mesopotamian writing that uses pictures to make words is called...

• Neolithic

• Cuneiform

• domesticate

• agriculture

Process of taming an animal and using it on a farm or as a pet is called...

• Neolithic

• cuneiform

• domesticate

• agriculture

What were Hammurabi's laws displayed on?

• paper

• stele

• tapestry

• tokens

Hammurabi's Code was written to bring ____________ to Mesopotamia.

• justice

• equality

• tolerance

• happy times

How many laws were in Hammurabi's Code?

• 500

• 28

• 157

• 282

Who is at the top on the stele of Hammurabi's Code?

• Shamash & Hammurabi

• Zeus & Shamash

• Athena & Hammurabi

• Poseidon & Shamash

What is happening at the top of the stele on Hammurabi's Code?

• marriage between the two

• Hammurabi receiving the "divine power" to use the code of laws

• punishment from King Hammurabi

• Hammurabi becoming King

What river (s) was Mesopotamia developed near?

• Nile River

• Tigris & Euphrates

• Mississippi River

• Ganges & Amazon River

AD stands for...

• Anno Domini

• After Death

• After Dinosaurs

• After Dionysus

The first form of trade in Sumer was ___________ because they were able to produce a surplus of it.

• candy

• wheat

• tools

• sheep