Mesopotamia Review

Which 𝐨𝐧𝐞 of the following was a reason why people settled in southern Mesopotamia?

• plenty of fresh water

• low rainfall

• many trees

Which of the following 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 describes the first Mesopotamians?

• hunters

• farmers

• roamers

How did early people in Mesopotamia make farming successful?

• Early people waited for the rainy season.

• Early people migrated.

• Early people used an irrigation system

Which of the following was 𝐍𝐎𝐓 a part of Sumerian civilization? *The Sumerians did 𝐍𝐎𝐓 do this.

• worship of single god

• walls around their city-states

• mud-brick houses

Which technology was developed by the people of Mesopotamia? (aka: cuneiform)

• the vibranium plow blade

• a system of writing

• motor boats

What 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 was there to 𝐜𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 over picture writing?

• Cuneiform was prettier.

• Only royalty used cuneiform.

• Cuneiform was simpler to use.

Cuneiform writing was a way to 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 (𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 / 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 / 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦) _______________.

• Judaism

• literature

• Carthage

How did the 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 advance their civilization?

• Sumerians became smarter.

• Sumerians developed writing, religion, and government.

• Sumerians became stronger.

Who ruled the kingdom of Babylonia and created a 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬 by which to live?

• Nebuchadnezzar II

• Hammurabi

• Ashurbanipal

The overall purpose of the 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢 was _______________________.

• to enforce punishment.

• to teach good business practices.

• to protect the people.