Chapter 3.3 - Mesopotamian Innovations & Contributions

What did Mesopotamians make out of gold?

• weapons

• storage containers

• jewelry

Why did Hammurabi have copies of his Code carved into stone and placed at important locations?

• to show the power he had to punish anyone in the kingdom

• to make sure that everyone could see and follow the same set of laws

• to help visitors to Babylon understand the customs

What does The Epic of Gilgamesh suggest about Sumerian beliefs about gods and goddesses?

• The gods and goddesses were remote and uninterested in human beings.

• The gods and goddesses behaved much like human beings but had superhuman powers.

• The gods and goddesses were actually under the control of human beings.

Which statement describes the influence of Hammurabi's Code?

• Unlike earlier systems, it relied entirely on religious principles.

• Unlike earlier systems, it assigned the same punishments to all classes of people.

• Unlike earlier systems, it established a consistent framework for all judges to follow.

Which scenario provides an example of a judge violating the rule of law?

• a judge who chooses a sentence for a criminal from a range of acceptable punishments allowed by law

• a judge who gives a shorter sentence to criminals from wealthy families

• a judge who gives longer prison sentences to criminals who have committed more serious crimes

"If a man has made the tooth of man that is his equal fall out, one shall make his tooth fall out.

If he has made the tooth of a poor man fall out, he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver."

~ The Code of Hammurabi

This quotation is an example of the Babylonian's belief that they should...

• protect their weakest citizens from harm

• treat all people equally

• acknowledge social class differenes

The Sumarians developed the first alphabet-based system of writing. This system was called...

• hieroglyphics

• cuneiform

• pictographs

Which Empire had written code of law?

• Akkadian
• Babylonian
• Assyrian
• Neo-Babylonian

What is the earliest piece of written literature that still survives today?

• The epic of Gilgamesh

• The elegy of Enkidu

• The Bible

• The Babylonian wars

Which Mesopotamian invention had the greatest impact on travel and trade?

• the wheel

• the plow

• writing

• the calendar