Mesopotamia Notes Review

Which was the first major civilization in Mesopotamia?

• A) Akkadians

• B) Assyrians

• C) Sumerians

• D) Babylonians

Sumer was organized into independent

• city-states

• provinces

• territories

• states

Which group was the top of the Sumerian social hierarchy?

• rulers and priests

• peasant farmers

• merchants, scribes

• slaves

Which was not a Sumerian cultural achievement?

• hanging gardens of Babylon

• music

• fine jewelry

• Epic of Gilgamesh

What building did Sumerians put in the center of the cities and use for worshiping their gods?

• ziggurat

• synagogue

• cathedral

• mosque

What was the writing system used by the Sumerians called?

• A) Hieroglyphics

• B) Cuneiform

• C) Pictographs

• D) Alphabet

Who conquered the Sumerians?

• Akkadians

• Persians

• Babylonians

• Assyrians

Who was the Babylonian king known for his legal code of laws?

• A) Nebuchadnezzar

• B) Cyrus the Great

• C) Gilgamesh

• D) Hammurabi

What is an important concept found in Hammurabi's Code?

• People are presumed innocent

• People are presumed guilty

• No evidence is needed, just money

• Goats are the best restitution

Which phrase best describe Hammurabi's Code?

• Eye for an eye; tooth for a tooth

• From each according to his ability, to each according to his need

• Man is free yet is everywhere in chains

• Religion is the opiate of the masses.