Early Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia means ...

• Land with 2 rivers
• Land between 2 rivers
• Land with no river

Mesopotamia is the modern-day ______________.

• Bahrain
• Iran
• Iraq
• Pakistan

Mesopotamia is at the croosroads of 3 continents namely :

• Africa, Asia, Europe
• Europe, Africa, Oceania
• Asia, Africa, Americas
• Americas, Europe, Asia

True or False : Mesopotamia was called Fertile Crescent and historians claimed it was the "birthpalce of western civilization".

• true
• false

True or False : Mesopotamia had many natural barriers to protect it from invaders.

• true
• false

The Sumerians built temples and named it ____________.

• Pyramids
• Shrine
• Ziggurat

He proclaimed himself as "The Lord of the Four Corners of the World":

• Hammurabi
• Sargon
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Cyrus
• Assurbanipal

What is the meaning of "Babylon"?

• Walled city
• City of Gardens
• Gates of the Gods
• Fortress

The famous leader of the Chaldeans was ____________.

• Hammurabi
• Sargon
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Cyrus
• Assurbanipal

The famous leader of the Assyrians was ____________.

• Hammurabi
• Sargon
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Cyrus
• Assurbanipal