Module 2 Test Review

Which 2 geographical features most likely provided fertile land in ancient Mesopotamia?

• Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

• Zagros Mountains and Caspian Sea

• Euphrates River and Tigris River

• Nile River and Persian Gulf

Mesopotamia means

• Land Below the Mountains

• Land Between the Rivers

• Land of Abundance

• Land Between the Seas

Under the rule of Hammarabi's Code, which of the following would be true of ancient Mesopotamia?

• People were treated differently based on the social class to which they belonged.

• People were all treated the same way by the legal system.

• The social class a person belonged to could not be changed.

• A person who was considered property could not be punished for committing a crime.

Sargon created the world's first

• Irrigation system

• Written language

• Written laws

• Empire

Which of the following would be an effect of the plow?

• Religious beliefs increased the production of farmers.

• Astrological studies led to the creation of many inventions.

• Greater food production allowed for the growth of cities.

• Agricultural inventors rose to the highest level of society.

Which of the following provided the people of ancient Mesopotamia explanations for life events?

• Hammarabi's Code

• Polytheism

• Scribes

• Monotheism

The Epic of Gilgamesh was

• an old set of laws.

• description of farming practices and techniques.

• a religious document.

• the first work of Mesopotamian literature.

Irrigation systems provided

• more papyrus

• a food surplus

• a natural defense against enemies.

• support for nomadic cultures.

A surplus in food allows for

• job specialization

• protection from invaders

• strong rulers

• new territorial claims

Mesopotamia is significant for all of the following EXCEPT

• It was located in Africa.

• It was the site of the first civilization.

• It was the site of the first empire.

• The world's first written language.