Mesopotamia

What are the two rivers that Mesopotamia lies between?

• Yellow and Nile

• Nile and Euphrates

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Mesopotamia and Nile

What two bodies of saltwater are connected to Mesopotamia?

• Red sea and Persian Gulf

• Caspian Sea and Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

• Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf

What geographic features lied between city-states that made trade difficult?

• River

• Ocean

• Desert

• Mountains

How was the geography of Mesopotamia helpful to the development of civilization?

• The land was in mountainous areas.

• The area had fertile farmland and a steady supply of water.

• The area was near the ocean water supply.

• The area received less than enough rainfall.

Why was trade important to Mesopotamia?

• The regions they lived in did not have all the resources they needed.

• They needed to build relationships with people in other city-states.

• The people needed more materials to. make weapons for fighting.

• The regions they lived in did not provide enough food to feed everyone.

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

• Gilgamesh

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Hammurabi

• Ninevah

A self-governing unit made up of the city and the surrounding lands

• Polytheism

• Ziggurat

• Cuneiform

• City-state

Belief in many gods

• Polytheism

• Cuneiform

• Trade/barter

• Scribe

Professional writer who recorded information

• Ziggurat

• Polytheism

• City-state

• Scribe

Pyramid-shaped temple in city-states

• Polytheism

• Cuneiform

• Ziggurat

• Trade/barter