Ancient Mesopotamia Test Review

First system of laws in Mesopotamia that brought order and justice to the Babylonian Empire. Some of these laws were very harsh.

• Rousseau's Rules

• Hammurabi's Code

• Luigi's Laws

• Nebuchadnezzar's Code

Fertile arc of land extending from the Persian Gulf to the Nile River in a "C" shape. Home to many ancient civilizations.

• Fertile Moon Shape Thing

• Mesopotamia

• United States of America

• Fertile Crescent

A group of many lands under the control of one ruler.

• empire

• city-state

• country

• fiefdom

The oldest story ever recorded about a cruel king who seeks immortality and learns a valuable lesson.

• The Odyssey

• The Epic of Gilgamesh

• The Mahabharata

• Beauty and the Beast

One of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World built by King Nebuchadnezzar for his wife. This huge ziggurat featured exotic plants and flowing water.

• Colossus of Rhodes

• Great Pyramid of Giza

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon

• The Lighthouse of Alexandria

Famous king of the Chaldeans that rebuilt Babylon and constructed the Hanging Gardens.

• Hammurabi

• Ashurbanipal

• Sargon the Great

• Nebuchadnezzar

Form of government where the religion and the priests hold political power.

• theocracy

• oligarchy

• democracy

• monarchy

A long poem usually telling the story of a hero.

• fable

• epic

• myth

• novel

Large "step-pyramid" built to honor the gods. The Mesopotamians believed their gods lived at the top of them.

• pyramid

• ziggurat

• temple

• mausoleum

People who study and map the stars and planets. These people became an important part of Mesopotamian science and religion.

• astrologers

• astronauts

• astronomers

• astro-bus