Egypt and Mesopotamia

Hammurabi's Code was a system of laws that helped

• bring equality to social classes.
• increase the strength of the military.
• maintain order and unity in the region.
• build irrigation throughout the region.

Which two rivers does Mesopotamia lie between?

• Tigris and Euphrates
• Euphrates and Tiber
• Yangtze and Huang He
• Tiber and Nile

Ziggurats were built to-

• bury dead pharoahs.
• Worship gods.
• buy and sell commodities.
• stage outdoor plays.

Match the following

• A religion that believes in many gods

• Theocracy

• Rulers were appointed by gods

• Monotheism

• A religion that believes in one god

• Polytheism

• Kings or Queens that pass power down to their children

• City-State

• A city that is an independent nation

• Monarchy

Hammurabi's punishments were based off the idea of...

• Punishment brings peace

• An eye for an eye

• If you build me a house that breaks you owe me your life

• Innocent until proven guilty

What does Mesopotamia mean?

• The land between to lakes

• The land between two rivers

• The first recorded society

• Babylon in Sumerian language

What were the religious buildings in Mesopotamia called?

• Churches

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Ziggurats

What is the famous river in Egypt?

• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Hudson

What is the name for the Egyptian writing used for decoration?

• Hieroglyphics

• Gaeilge

• Cyrillic

• The alphabet

The process of preserving a body for the afterlife

• Cremation
• Mummification
• Autopsy
• Surgery