Mesopotamia

Why did people build ziggurats?

• To live in them

• To honor their gods

• For decoration

• To store stuff in them

Who was the king of Chaldean empire?

• King Sargon

• King Nebuchadnezzar

• King Hammurabi

• No one

Where is mesopotamia?

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• Yellow River

• Missouri River

• Indian Ocean

What leader created the Akkad Empire that lasted for 200 years?

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Sargon

• Akkad

What does Polytheism mean?

• A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

• A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top

• beliefs of more than one god

• A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler

What are the three cities names in Sumer?

• Ur, Eridu, Urk

• Lagash, Kish, Urk

• Ur, Uruk, Eridu

• Gash, Lish, Nippur

Who made the first writing system?

• Sumerians

• Americans

• Early Dwellers

• Australians

What is the first writing system?

• English

• Cuneiform

• Cave Arts

• None of the Above

What were the four things that each River Valley Civilization have in common?

• Trading, farms, cows, corn

• Brow, stick, tree, grass

• Goods, trick, ships, ear

• Location, government, religion, social structure

How did people in Mesopotamia tame the rivers?

• building dams

• blocking the water

• redirecting the water

• all of the above