Mesopotamia

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Nile and Euphrates

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean

• the Euphrates and the Tigris

• the Tigris and the Persian Gulf

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

• Hammurabi

• Gilgamesh

• Sargon

• Nineveh

Artisans, merchants, and fishers made up this group

• Highest Class

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

• Slaves

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Sanskrit

• English

Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's code?

• It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.

• It was carved in stone.

• It was used by many later civilizations as a model

• It treated all people the same under the law.

Which of these are NOT a Sumerian invention?

• Plow

• Paper

• Sailboat

• Wheel

A Sumerian temple used to honor their chief god was called a

• pyramid

• church

• ziggurat

• synagogue

Who kept records about taxes and crops in the Sumerian civilization?

• priests

• artisans

• merchants

• scribes

Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life

• Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

• Akkad

Curved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf

• Mesopotamia

• Ur

• Uruk

• Fertile Crescent