Hons World - Unit 1 - Exam Review

What does the word “Mesopotamia” mean?

The ________ and the _________ were the two rivers that Mesopotamia lay between.

(a)  

Ancient Sumerians, and other Mesopotamians, were _______________. Meaning that they worshiped “many gods”.

What was the name of the writing system that developed in Mesopotamia?

• Hieroglyphics
• Cuneiform
• Greek
• Latin

The ___________________ was an Ancient Babylonian law code with 282 specific laws.

• Code Hammurabi
• Code of Conduct
• 10 Commandments
• Law of Moses

The Ancient Hebrews, as well as the Ancient Persians had religions in which only one god was worshiped. This is called (a)   .

This ancient civilization stretched across the Mediterranean Sea. They developed a writing system in which each symbol stood for a different sound.

• Persian
• Egyptian
• Phoenician
• Sumerian

The Ancient Egyptian civilization centered around what river?

All of the following statements are true concerning Ancient Mesopotamia EXCEPT:

• Ancient Mesopotamians were polytheistic.
• Ancient Mesopotamians built temples called ziggurats.
• Ancient Mesopotamians had a positive view of life and the afterlife due to the reliability of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
• Ancient Mesopotamians developed flood narratives to help explain the unpredictable nature of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

Ethical teachings in Western Culture have been influenced the MOST by what ancient text?

• Confucian Analects
• Hindu Upanishads
• Egyptian Hieroglyphics
• The 10 Commandments