Mesopotamia

What two rivers surround Mesopotamia?

• Nile and Euphrates

• Tigris and Nile

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Nile and St. Johns

The Euphrates and Tigris rivers run in what relationship to each other?

• Parallel To

• Away From

• Perpendicular To

• Towards

A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams

• Silt

• Ziggurat

• Irrigation

• Surplus

Ancient Mesopotamia is often referred to as

• "The Land of Thieves"

• "The Land of Two Rivers"

• "Savage Lands"

• "The Cradle of Civilization"

Sumerian Kings claimed they received their power from the

• Previous King

• City's Gods

• Tigris River

• Ziggurat

Which was an ancient writing system that involved cutting wedge-shaped marks into clay?

• Sargon

• Cyrillic

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

• Kings and Priests

• Artisans

• Merchants and Traders

• Enslaved People

Who was the Akkadian King who conquered all of Mesopotamia?

• Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Sargon

The capital of the Chaldean empire was at

• Assyria

• Babylon

• Jericho

• Nineveh

Who created and ruled the Babylonian Empire?

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Marduk

• Nabopalassar