Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia was between two rivers named _________.

• Jordan and Draper
• Tigris and Euphrates
• Nile and Elephant 

Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's laws?

• It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.

• It was used by many later civilizations as a model

• The laws are written in stone.

• It treated all people the same under the law.

What is the name of the large constructions built during the Mesopotamian time period? The Hanging Tower of Babbel is thought to be one of these.

• Pyramid

• Ziggurat

• Obelisk

• Post and Lintel construction

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

• Artisans

• Merchants

• Scribes

• Priests

What was the main religion of the Mesopotamians?

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Christianity

• Judiasm

Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops is also known as

• irrigation

• architecture

• fishing

• cuneiform

Who held the highest levels of Mesopotamian society?

• Scribes

• Fishermen and Merchants

• Priests and Rulers

• Artists

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Ziggurat

• Stele

• Heiroglyphs

• Cuneiform

Punishments under the Code of Hammurabi

• were more harsh for people of lower social classes.

• stressed reform rather than retribution for crimes.

• did not cover domestic/family concerns.

• did not apply to the upper class.

Which is the correct order of states in Mesopotamia?

• Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians
• Babylonians, Hittites, Assyrians, Sumerians
• Akkadians, Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians
• Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Akkadians