Mesopotamia Unit Review

What were the 3 reasons the Tigris & Euphrates rivers were important for the development of Mesopotamia?

• trade, drinking water, & agriculture
• trade, travel, & bathing water
• trade, drinking water, & entertainment
• trade, drinking water, & natural barrier

How did Mesopotamians deal with the problem of unpredictable, yearly flooding?

• by inventing the wheel
• by inventing an irrigation system
• my inventing mud houses
• by inventing cuneiform

What did flooding rivers deposit on the land that enriched the areas around them?

• fish
• oil
• salt
• silt

What is the belief in many gods and goddesses?

• monotheism
• polytheism
• ziggurat
• religion

Having a stable food supply leads to ...

• healthier animals
• sick animals
• specialized jobs
• specialized delivery

This empire had the people who were known as being the cruelest in conquering & governing

• Persian Empire
• Akkadian Empire
• Assyrian Empire
• Babylonian Empire

What did Hammurabi create to help him control and rule his empire?

• code of written laws
• series of taxes
• court system
• written Constitution

The main role for women in Mesopotamia was raising children.

• True

• False

The picture shows the invention of Mesopotamian writing known as pictographs.

• True

• False

What best describes the Assyrian Empire's achievement?

• created the Hanging Gardens as a part of the rebuilding their civilization

• created a code of laws to protect the poor/weak

• built a library filled with tablets about topics such as math, science, & literature

• built the Royal Roads to rely messages from one end of the empire with their powerful leader Sargon

• created the first empire with their powerful leader Sargon