Mesopotamia Review

Why did the people of Mesopotamia welcome the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• It left rich soil behind for farming

• It made new lakes form

• They did not welcome the flooding

• It destroyed homes

What was a City-State?

• A Mesopotamian River that had its own government

• A state that became a city

• A Sumerican city and the land around it that had its own government

• A city that became a state

Kings, priests and government officials were part of which social class?

• Upper Class

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

Artisans, Merchants, Farmers & Fishers were part of which social class?

• Upper Class

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

Enslaved people were considered to be part of which social class?

• Upper Class

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

Why is cuneiform important?

• It was one of the earliest systems of writing

• It kept track of business deals and events

• Told us about Mesopotamian Life

• All of the above

What were Ziggurats?

• A place to buy food

• A Temple to their chief god

• The biggest house in Mesopotamia

• A cave where cuneiform writing was discovered

Polytheistic means...

• Belief in one god

• Belief in more than one god

• Belief in no god

What is a scribe?

• An artist

• A job for enslaved people

• They read to people in Mesopotamia

• Record keepers

Why was Hammurabi's code important?

• There were no punishments under Hammurabi's code

• It was a secret code only gods knew

• The code forced everyone in Babylon to follow the same laws