Ancient Mesopotamia

Who was credited with developing a code of laws?

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Gilgamesh

Who were considered the upper class?

• kings & priests

• farmers & merchants

• slaves

What does the word polytheistic mean?

• a belief in one god

• a belief in one goddess

• a belief in many gods

What was the purpose of a ziggurat?

• religious temple

• grain storage

• slave shack

What was the Mesopotamian writing called?

• alphabet

• cursive

• cuneiform

Who was the first emperor of ancient Mesopotamia?

• Hammurabi

• Gilgamesh

• Sargon

Ancient Mesopotamia was located in what today is

Ancient Mesopotamia's government was like our democracy.

• True

• False

How did ancient Mesopotamians acquire the goods they needed?

• Walmart

• trade

• cash

What was Hammurabi's Code?

• a set of rules for programming

• a set of laws

• a set of building blocks