Mesopotamia Notes 12-17

What was the punishment for each crime in Hammurabi's Code?

• Imprisonment
• An eye for an eye
• A fine
• Death

What was the Epic of Gilgamesh?

• A type of clothing invented by the Sumerians
• A type of weapon invented by the Sumerians
• A long poem that tells the story of a hero
• A type of food invented by the Sumerians

What was the first invention of the Sumerians?

• The sailboat
• The potter's wheel
• The wheel
• The plow

What is an empire?

• A group of many different lands under one ruler
• A type of clothing invented by the Sumerians
• A type of food invented by the Sumerians
• A type of weapon invented by the Sumerians

What was the purpose of Hammurabi's Code?

• To conquer cities controlled by the Amorites
• To build a grand city
• To create a set of laws for his empire
• To study mathematics and astronomy

Who was the ruler of the kingdom of Akkad?

• Nebuchadnezzar
• Gilgamesh
• Hammurabi
• Sargon

What is a scribe?

• A type of food invented by the Sumerians
• A type of ruler in Sumerian society
• A type of weapon invented by the Sumerians
• An official record keeper in Sumerian society

What is cuneiform?

• A type of clothing invented by the Sumerians
• A type of food invented by the Sumerians
• A type of weapon invented by the Sumerians
• A way of writing created by the Sumerians