Ancient Mesopotamia Quiz

What is the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers called?

• Mesopotamia

• Sumerian Land

• Fertile Valley

• Desert Oasis

What is a city state?

• A city with no surrounding farmland

• A small village near a river

• A nomadic settlement

• A city and the farmland that surrounds it

Who was the greatest ruler of the Babylonian Empire?

• Sargon

• Cyrus

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar

What is Hammurabi's code?

• A set of religious texts

• A set of 282 laws

• A series of battle strategies

• A collection of poems

What principle did Hammurabi's code follow?

• Love your enemies

• An eye for an eye

• Turn the other cheek

• Forgiveness and mercy

How were punishments different for the rich and the poor under Hammurabi's code?

• The rich were exempt from punishment

• Punishments were the same for everyone

• The poor received harsher punishments

• The rich received harsher punishments

What did Hammurabi's code establish in society?

• A culture of forgiveness

• Today's social order

• A system of revenge

• Anarchy and chaos

What did the state do if a person was wronged under Hammurabi's code?

• Offer compensation to the wronged person

• Encourage the wronged person to seek revenge

• Punish the offender for breaking the law

• Nothing, it was up to the individual to seek revenge

What did laws about marriage and family reveal about Mesopotamian society?

• There were no laws about marriage and family

• Women were superior to men

• Men and women were equal

• Men were superior to women

When did the Babylonian empire reach its peak?

• During the Sumerian rule

• During the invasion of nomadic warriors

• During Hammurabi's rule

• After the fall of the empire