Ancient Mesopotamia

The region of Mesopotamia is located in the present day country of...?

• Iraq

• Turkey

• Syria

• Egypt

There were, at one time, 282 laws that had to be followed. They were known as ...

• Rock River Intermediate Code of Conduct

• Code of Nebechudezzar

• Code of Hammurabi

• Code of Gilgamesh

Empires of Mesopotamia built __________________ to honor their gods.

• statues

• pyramids

• ziggurats

• roads

Ancient Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers?

• Yellow River and Indus River

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Missouri and Wisconsin

• Nile and Amazon

Mesopotamians wrote on

• dirt

• rocks

• Paper

• Clay tablets

Ancient Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ...

• Fertile Crescent

• Garden of Eden

• The Land of the Pharaoh

• Land of the Tiger

Mesopotamia's writing is called

• script

• Cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• Alphabets

Many of the early Mesopotamians were

• monotheistic - they believed in one god

• polytheistic - they believed in many gods

• atheist - they did not have gods

• worshipping their Pharaoh

Servants and slaves belong to

• Upper Class

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

• no one

Middle class includes

• artisans, workers, merchants

• king, higher priests, noble

• slaves

• all of the above