Unit 2: Mesopotamia

Prompt:  In this unit we have learned how the Ancient Mesopotamians innovated and invented many new technologies that changed the way that people lived in Mesopotamia and had an impact on future civilizations.  

Essay Question: 

A.  Explain how the introduction of new technology and innovations can change the way that people live.  

B.  Explain one piece of Mesopotamian technology and how it changed the lives of people in Mesopotamia and future civilizations. 

C.  Explain one innovation (idea) that the Ancient Mesopotamians developed and how it changed the way that people lived.  

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E.ST.2

Which of these events took place FIRST in the sequence of civilization development in Mesopotamia? 

• Agricultural (farming) practices improved.

• Not everyone was needed for farming.

• Some people specialized in a trade or did different jobs.

• Trading centers grew into cities.

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C.CV.1

Which of the following is true for about Ziggurats?  

•  Ziggurats were used to store surplus crops in the City-State. 

• Ziggurats are where Mesopotamians made offerings to the gods. 

• Only priests or royals were allowed to enter the Ziggurat.  

• All of these choices are true.

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E.ST.2

H.CE.1

How was early Sumerian Civilization structured (put together)?

• A collection of small City-States, each ruled by its own king, having it's own laws, and it's own army.

• A single city ruled by one king.

• A collection of large City-States, all ruled by one central king. 

• A single City-State ruled by one priest.  

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C.CV.1

C.PR.1

Which of the following was NOT an innovation or invention that came from Mesopotamia?  

• The plow

• Stone Tools 

• Writing 

• Mathmatics

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E.ST.2

What does this mean?    "If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out.  If he has knocked out the teeth of a plebeian (commoner), he (a royal) shall pay one-third of a mina of silver." 

• The laws in Hammurabi's Code distinguished between Social Classes. 

• Violence must always be punished with violence. 

• All men are created equal under the law.

• Fines are preferable to physical punishment 

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C.PR.1

Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's code?  

• It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes. 

• It was used by many later civilizations as a model for their own system of laws.

• It treated all people the same under the law. 

• It was carved in stone so it lasted a long time.

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Why were Mesopotamians considered polytheistic?

• They believed in many gods. 

• They worshiped one god. 

• They worshiped in a temple called a Ziggurat.  

• They all had Aunt Polly that was important to them. 

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H.CH.2

A few Mesopotamians who learned how to write often held high positions in what job?  

• Priests 

• Scribe

• Merchants 

• Artisans 

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E.ST.2

Directions:  Look at the map below to help you answer the questions that follow.  

Which two rivers flow through Ancient Mesopotamia?  

• The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers 

• The Yellow and Yangtze Rivers 

• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers 

• The Nile and Amazon Rivers 

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