Ancient Mesopotamia

What were the two rivers between which Mesopotamia was located?

• Mekong and Ganges

• Mekong and Yellow

• Yangtze and Euphrates

• Tigris and Euphrates

Who developed the earliest civilization in Mesopotamia?

• Sumerians

• Babylonians

• Egyptians

• Chinese Dynasty

Why was Mesopotamia called the fertile crescent?

• A. Because it provided food during the crescent moon

• B. The rivers helped create soil that grew crops

• C. It was shaped like a crescent moon

• A, B, C

• B, C

A government where rulers have divine power because they were chosen by the gods is called a theocracy.

• True

• False

A temple where the gods and goddesses lived, to rule over the city, was called a

• pyramid

• synagogue

• ziggurat

• quinzee

Which ruler is credited with the strict code of conduct that called for severe punishment if rules were broken?

• Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi

• Iscariot

• Nagasaki

Monotheistic means to worship many gods.

• True

• False

What is a nomad?

• Someone who wanders from place to place in search of food.

• A scribe for the ruler of the empire

• Someone who carries messages from one city-state to another

• A person who works on the city temple

Hammurabi was the ruler of what group of people?

• Sumerians

• Egyptians

• Jerochians

• Babylonians

How many laws were included in the code of conduct that ancient settlers were expected to follow?

• 292

• 272

• 282

• 262