Unit 3: Mesopotamia Review

The cuneiform writing system was made up of about ______different characters.

• 1,200

• 2,200

• 800

• 4,000

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Hieroglyphics

• English

• Cuneiform

• Jiaguwen

True or False: Humans first settled in Mesopotamia in the Paleolithic Era.

What does the word Ziggurat mean in the ancient Akkadian language?

• below water

• holy place

• in between

• to rise high

The city-states were ruled by _______.

• Kings

• Farmers

• Artisans

• Rulers

Hammurabi’s codes were the first written _______

• rules

• code of laws

• laws

• official records

The Assyrians demanded  _____________, or forced payment, from the people they conquered. Eventually, the Assyrians formed a huge empire. They divided this empire into political districts called  ______________ .

• tribute, city-states

• tribute, provinces

• resources, provinces

• goods, tribes

What present day countries does Assyria empire extend into?

• Turkey, Syria, Iran and Iraq

• Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan

• Syria, Jordan, Iran, Turkey

• Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Iran

True or False:  The rivers were reliable because they did not flood.

Who was the king of the Chaldean empire?

• Nabopolassar

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar