Mesopotamia

This picture shows an area known as the..

• Farming Curve
• Fertile Crescent
• Green C
• Fertile Curve

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

• Gilgamesh
• Sargon
• Hammurabi 
• Sumer

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphs
• English
• Sargon

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

• artisans
• scribes
• heads of households
• merchants

What is polytheism?

• an amphibian with many legs

• the worship of many gods

• the worship of one god

• the worship of no god/gods

How did Mesopotamians use the first calendars?

• To know when rivers would flood

• To plan parties

• They didn't have calendars

• To know when it is night and day

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

• It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
• t was used by many later civilizations as a model
• It treated all people the same under the law.
• It was carved in stone.

Which of these are Mesopotamian inventions?

• Plow

• Wheel

• Sailboat

• All of them

Why was writing first invented?

• for texting
• to write stories
• for fun
• to keep records

What was the purpose of irrigation?

• keep crops dry
• to provide water to crops
• provide indoor plumbing
• give people drinking water