World History Ch.3 "Mesopotamia"

"He was among the first leaders to have a permanent army."-This text refers to

• Kish

• Sargon I

• Gilgamesh

• Utu

Babylon was located near present-day Baghdad, Iraq.

• True

• False

Being a scribe in Sumer was a way to move up in social class.

• True

• False

Crops grew well in Mesopotamia because

• the land was in mountainous areas.

• farmland was fertile and water was nearby.

• the area was near the ocean water supply.

• the area received adequate rainfall.

Hammurabi's Code showed that not all people were treated equally in Babylon.

• True

• False

In 1792 BC, Hammurabi became Babylon's most powerful monarch. About how long ago was that?

• about 12,000 years ago

• about 3,800 years ago

• about 1,800 years ago

• about 200 years ago

One characteristic that Sumerians believed their gods possessed was a need to

• help mankind.

• conquer other gods.

• worship the moon and sun.

• be worshiped and pleased.

People came to work as craftsmen in Mesopotamia because of

• cattle and sheep herding.

• division of labor.

• rules set up by the government.

• flooding.

Religion was not very important in Sumerian society.

• True

• False

Scribes had power in Sumerian society. What can you conclude from this?

• People who could read and write were important.

• All scribes came from the upper class.

• Scribes could rise through the social classes.

• Scribes invented pictographs and cuneiform.