Mesopotamia Quiz 7-1 12-2-22

These temples were built to keep the gods happy as well as used a civic centers.

• Zigguruts

• Ziggurents

• Ziggurats

• Ziggurits

This earliest form of writing was developed in Mesopotamia.

• Hieroglypics

• Cuneiform

• Latin

• English

This King is recognized for writing the first codes of law.

• Hammurubi

• Hammerstein

• Hammurabi

In Greek, Mesopotamia means?

• The land between 2 rivers

• The rivers between 2 lands

• The river that flows up and down

• Means wedges

Which two rivers are in Mesopotamia?

• Middle Eastern River

• Tigris River

• Mesopotamian River

• Euphrates River

What is the Fertile Crescent?

• a large arch of rich farmland in Mesopotamia 
• a way of dividing society by rank and class
• a political unit consisting of a city and surrounding countryside
• a way of accomplishing a task by assigning a job to an individual 

What was the writing system of Sumerians called?

• cuneiform
• hieroglyphics
• Sanskrit
• calligraphy

What is a ziggurat?

• a Jewish house of worship
• a pyramid-shaped tower found in Sumerian cities 
• a wheeled, horse-drawn battle car
• the Sumerian writing system 

What is a political unit consisting of an urban area and the surrounding rural countryside called?

• city-state
• stylus
• ziggurat
• empire

Mesopotamia was located in this modern country.

• Iran

• Iraq

• Egypt

• India