Ancient Mesopotamia - edited

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
• the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
• the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
• the Euphrates and the Tigris

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

• Gilgamesh
• Hammarabui
• Nineveh
• Sargon

Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called

• Priests
• Artisans 
• Scribes
• Heros

Artisans, merchants, and fishers made up this group

• Lower Class
• Upper Class
• Middle Class
• Pass Class

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphs
• English
• Sargon

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

• scribe.
• cradle.
• Gilgamesh.
• ziggurat.

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

• artisans
• scribes
• heads of households
• merchants

What was the main religion of the Sumerians?

• Monotheism
• Christianity
• Polytheism
• Judaism

The word "Mesopotamia" means

• middle of the fertile crescent
• land in the middle of the desert 
• land between the rivers
• land north of the sea

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

• in the mountains
• near the sea
• in river valleys
• in the desert