The Mesopotamian Civilization

When Mesopotamian civilization begin ?

• 5000 .B.C.

• 14000.B.C.

• 700 .B.C.

• 1000.B.C.

What is meaning of Mesopotamian word?

In what current country is most of Ancient Mesopotamia located?

• Iraq

• China

• Egypt

• Iran

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

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• Nile

• Indus and Satluj

• Krishna and Godavari

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

• time

• ur

• ziggurat

• Writing

Why were there stairs on the sides of the ziggurats?

• for nothing

• the people could see the god

• so the gods could come down to Earth

Where did the first civilizations rise?

• near the sea
• in the desert
• Near rivers valleys

The Mesopotamian temples that were built to honor their chief gods were called what?

• ziggurat

• scribe

• cradle

The Babylonian king Hammurabi is best known for his what?

• inventions
• laws
• writing skills

The rivers namely Tigris and Euphrates rise in the mountains of -

• Turkey

• Syria

• Iraq