1.2 Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers. Name the two rivers.

• The Nile and the Amazon

• The Tigris and the Euphrates

• The Snake and the Colorado

• The Pol and the Yangtze

What is the name of the large structures built during the Mesopotamian period? The Hanging Tower of Babel is believed to be one of these.

• Pyramid

• Ziggurat

• Obelisk

• Post and Lintel Construction

What was the main religion of the Mesopotamians?

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Christianity

• Judaism

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Ziggurat

• Stele

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

The Code of Hammurabi was a system of laws that helped to

• bring equality to social classes.

• increase the strength of the army.

• maintain order and unity in the region.

• build irrigation systems throughout the region.

The ziggurats were built to-

• bury the dead pharaohs.

• worship the gods.

• buy and sell goods.

• perform outdoor theater plays.

Gilgamesh sought to find the secret of

• absolute power.

• eternal friendship.

• eternal life.

• endless wealth.

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

• City-State

• Country

• Village

• Culture

In which modern country is Mesopotamia primarily located?

• India

• Egypt

• China

• Iraq

What is this an example of?

• Church

• Pyramid

• Ziggurat

• Temple