Chapter 5: Mesopotamia's Growth and Achievements

What was the first event that occurred?

• Tradiing centers grew into cities.

• Some people specialized in a trade.

• Agriculture practices improved.

• Not everyone was needed for farming.

What was the last thing that happened?

• Some people specialized in a trade.

• Agricultural practices improved.

• Not everyone was needed for farming.

• Trading centers grew into cities.

How was Sumerian civilizations structured?

• a collection of many small city - states, all ruled by one central king

• a single city-state ruled by one king

• a collection of many small city-states, each ruled by its own king

How did the Mesopotamians use this building? (Choose 2)

• They used to store important government records.

• The used it as the king's home.

• They used it as a home for slave labor.

• They used it for religious worship.

Why did Mesopotamians give offerings in their religious temples?

• They wanted to develop a system of measurement.

• They wanted to be rewarded with peace and plentiful crops.

• They wanted to be the very first empire.

How did government in Ancient Mesopotamia change after the decline of the Sumerian city-states?

• The Akkadians created new monarchies, and a different king ruled in each city-state.

• The Akkadians created the firs regional empire, and all of Mesopotamia was ruled by one king.

• The Akkadians created the first democracy, and all of Mesopotamia was part of it.

Why are Mesopotamians considered polytheists? Pick the BEST answer.

• They believed in many gods.

• They worshipped by giving offerings.

• They worshipped in a temple.

How did the Mesopotamians create ziggurats?

• They used epics.

• They used offerings.

• They used slave labor.

Examples of Hammurabi's code:

*If a man puts out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.

*If a man knocks out the teeth of another man, his teeth shall be knocked out.

What basic principle of justice does the excerpt from Hammurabi's code support?

• Forgiveness should be granted at all times.

• Executions make citizens obey the law out of fear.

• Punishment should fit the crime.

Which term BEST describes Hammurabi's laws?

• religious

• unclear

• harsh