Mesopotamia Review Quiz

The Sumerian writing system was called

• Sargon
• Cyrillian
• cuneiform
• hieroglypics

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

• Hammurabi
• Gilgamesh
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Ninevah

Who was the king of the Akkadians who conquered all of Mesopotamia?

• Sargon

• Paul

• Hammurabi

• Gilgamesh

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

• artisans

• kings and priests

• merchants and traders

• scribes

Levees, canals, dams, and reservoirs are types of 

• government
• technology
• irrigation
• religion

In Mesopotamia, what were the religious temples called?

• Pyramids

• Ziggurats

• Cuneiform

• Temples

Cuneiform is the name of Mesopotamia's....

• Writing System

• Art and Entertainment

• Technology

• Government

Mesopotamia was between two rivers named _________.

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

Mesopotamia is called the "cradle of ________." 

• Civilization
• Dolls
• Hammurabi 

Hammurabi created the first written _______.

• stories
• books
• laws