Ancient Mesopotamia

Where was the ancient land known as Mesopotamia?

• in northern Africa near the Nile River

• in eastern Europe along the Danuble River

• in central Asia between the Syr Darya and Amu Darya

• between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

The Fertile Crescent includes parts of the modern countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan.

• TRUE

• False

King ​ (a)   built the ​ (b)   to cheer up his homesick queen.

• Nebuchadnezzar II
• Hanging Gardens
• Hammurabi
• Taj Mahal

Sargon formed a code of laws that later influenced the laws of the Greeks and Romans.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The job of a scribe was to

• write.
• develop laws.
• govern.
• make tools.

What is the name for the system of writing developed by the Sumerians?

• pictographs
• hieroglyphics
• cuneiform
• symbolic

What were the main features of Sumerian city-states?

• they kept written records

• they were part of one great empire

• they depended on each other for water

• each had their own ruler, gods and farmland

Why was Hammurabi's code an important achievement?

• It was the first set of laws to be written down and apply to everyone.

• The laws and punishments treated all people equally.

• It was the first time laws had ever been created.

• The code described the structure of government and became the first constitution.

What does Mesopotamia mean ?

• It is just a name

• River

• The Tigris and the Euphrates

• The land between Rivers

What was the name of the first civilization built in Mesopotamia?

• Akkadians

• Babylonians

• Sumerians

• Assyrians