Ancient Mesopotamia Review

The major cities of ancient Mesopotamia were located

• In the Zagros Mountains

• On the Persian Gulf

• Along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• In the eastern part of present-day Syria

Which problem did ancient Mesopotamians have to solve in order to protect their cities and fields?

• How to control flooding from the rivers

• How to prevent wind erosion

• How to build out of clay

• How to defend against attacks by nomads

Who was the ancient Babylonian king/ruler who created the earliest known code of laws?

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Eannatum

• Nebuchadnezzar

The Mesopotamian city-state of Sumer was located

• Along the coast of the Persian Gulf

• In the Nile River Valley

• Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• On the Arabian Peninsula

What present-day country is located where ancient Mesopotamia was?

• United States of America

• Iraq

• Pakistan

• Spain

True or False:

In ancient Mesopotamia, boys and girls were allowed to go to school.

• True

• False

What is a "civilization?"

• Pyramid-shaped temple in ancient Mesopotamia

• A writer

• An organized society that functions within established geographic boundaries

• A worker in a skill trade

Mesopotamia means what in Greek?

• Seas between two rivers

• Trees between two rivers

• Land between two rivers

• Farmland between two rivers

What was the economy based on in ancient Mesopotamia?

• Farming

• Writing

• Military

• Carpenter

Who could go to school in ancient Mesopotamia?

• Boys and girls

• Wealthy boys only

• All boys

• Wealthy girls only