Mesopotamian Civilizations

Mesopotamia's hot, dry climate led to

• the development of a class structure.

• frequent food shortages

• the emergence of isolated city-states

• a population decline.

People who hunt for evidence buried in the ground for clues about early humans are called

• historians

• archaeologists

• anthropologists

• scribes

The Sumerian writing system is called

• Sargon

• Cyrillian

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

The first kings were probably

• scribes

• farmers

• war heroes

• artisans

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

• kings and priests

• artisans

• merchants and traders

• all of the above

Why was the development of Hammurabi's Code important?

• It influenced the laws of later societies

• It made tax collection much easier

• It outlawed marriage

• It abolished slavery in Mesopotamia

Trade flourished in the Assyrian Empire because

• people craved Asian spices

• they invented the wheel

• they wanted to expand their empire

• there was a vast network of safe roads

The _________rebelled against the Assyrians.

• Babylonians

• Chaldeans

• Sumerians

• All of the above

A ziggurat is _______________

• a grand temple with a shrine at the top

• the site of one of the world's largest libraries

• a person who studies heavenly bodies

• a record keeper who often went on to become a government official

Mesopotamia is ______________

• the land between two mountains

• "New Stone Age"

• "cradle of civilization"

• one of the oldest known cities