Quiz: Mesopotamia

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers feed into what body of water?

• Caspian Sea
• Black Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Persian Gulf

Which is a NOT a benefit to living by the rivers in Mesopotamia?

• The silt spread by the rivers made the soil very fertile
• Mesopotamians developed advanced technology like irrigation and canals
• Floods would sweep away growing crops and villages
• Transportation was easy sailing up and down the rivers

True or False: Mesopotamians were polytheistic.

• True
• False

Which class did head priests belong to?

• Highest Class
• Middle Class
• Lowest Class
• Slaves

Which of the following is a name given to the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where civilization first started?

• Fertile Crescent
• Cradle of Civilization
• Mesopotamia
• All of the above

What is it when people settle in a place and establish a city with a government, an economy, social classes, and a distinct way of life

• Cuneiform
• Ziggurat
• City State
• Civilization

What is a independent, self governing communities that included a city and surrounding farmland?

• Cuneiform
• Ziggurat
• City State
• Civilization

What is a pyramid-like structure that is a temple dedicated to the city-state’s god?

• Cuneiform
• Bazaar
• Ziggurat
• Pyramid

Hammurabi was the king of...?

• Babylonia
• Uruk
• Ur
• Sumer

What is the name of the set of 282 laws that were one of the first written codes of law?

• Hammurabi's Law
• Hammurabi's Rules
• Hammurabi's Code
• Ms. Eiden's Code