Mesopotamia

What does Mesopotamia mean?

• The land between to lakes

• The land between two rivers

• The first recorded society

• Babylon in Sumerian language

What two rivers was Mesopotamia located between?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Nile and Kwango

• Tigris and Nile

• Nile and Euphrates

What does the word "Cuneiform" mean?

• Sumerian style of literature

• Wedge shaped

• Clay tablets that supported writing

• The Epic of Gilgamesh

Mesopotamian code of law was also called....

What were the religious buildings in Mesopotamia called?

• Churches

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Ziggurats

Match the following

• A city that is an independent nation

• Polytheism

• Rulers were appointed by gods

• Theocracy

• A religion that believes in one god

• City-State

• Kings or Queens that pass power down to their children

• Monotheism

• A religion that believes in many gods

• Monarchy

Match the following

• Rulers were appointed by gods

• City-State

• A religion that believes in one god

• Theocracy

• A city that is an independent nation

• Monotheism

• Kings or Queens that pass power down to their children

• Polytheism

• A religion that believes in many gods

• Monarchy

Reorder the following

• Hammurabi wrote code of laws

• Writing developed

• First step towards creation of society of rights

• Peace and prosperity were brought to the people

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

The first civilizations arose in__________ because the conditions for farming were good.

• mountains
• deserts
• river valleys
• none of the above