Mesopotamia

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean

• the Tigris and the Persian Gulf

• the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates

• the Euphrates and the Tigris

The Mesopotamian writing system was called

• Cuneiform

• English

• Hieroglyphs

• Sargon

Which of these are Sumerian inventions?

• Plow

• Wheel

• Sailboat

• all of the above

A Mesopotamian temple to honor their gods was called a

• scribe.

• cradle.

• Gilgamesh.

• ziggurat.

Babylonian leader who created the first written code of laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life.

• Gilgamesh

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Sumer

The word "Mesopotamia" means

• middle of the fertile crescent

• land in the middle of the desert

• land between the rivers

• land north of the sea

What is polytheism?

• an amphibian with many legs

• the worship of many gods

• the worship of one god

• the worship of no god/gods

When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first

• empire

• huge city-state

• nation

• democracy

Mesopotamians believed in gods that were connected to

• Nature

• Science

• Bible

• none of the above

King Hammurabi's most famous achievement was

• the first empire

• the code of laws

• the floating garden of Babylon.

• Gilgamesh.