Ancient Mesopotamia

What is Ancient Mesopotamia sometimes called?

• Cradle of Civilization

• The New World

• The Fertile Desert

• The Far East

In what current country is most of Ancient Mesopotamia located?

• Iraq

• Turkey

• Egypt

• Syria

What river or rivers were important to the civilizations of Mesopotamia?

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• Mississippi and Ohio Rivers

• Amazon River

• Nile River

The Babylonian law created by King Hammurabi may be the oldest written law in the world. He wrote 282 laws. What is the name of theses laws?

• Code of Hammurabi

• Code of Babylon

• Constitution

• Code of the King

What major invention of the Sumerians had a large impact of the forming of the first civilization?

• writing

• wheel

• iron

• The ziggurat

Why did the ancient Mesopotamians need mathematics?

• all of the answers

• For their work in astronomy

• For major building projects

• To create an accurate calendar

What number did the Mesopotamian civilizations use as the base number for their numbering system?

• 60

• 40

• 10

• 1

The Mesopotamians studied the phases of this celestial body in order to develop their calendar.

• The Moon

• The Sun

• Jupiter

• Mars

What technology did they take advantage of in order to make strong weapons and tools?

• Iron making

• Looms

• Irrigation

• The Wheel

About how many years ago did the Sumerians start to use the wheel on vehicles?

• 5000

• 4000

• 2000

• 1000