Mesopotamia Quiz

What was the first recorded language or writing that is wedge-shaped?

• Hieroglyphics

• Latin

• Cuneiform

• Sanskrit

What was the central message of Hammurabi's Code?

• Love thy neighbor

• An Eye for an Eye

• Survival of the Fittest

• Justice for All

Where is Mesopotamia located?

• Between the Nile and Amazon Rivers

• Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• Between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers

• Between the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers

What percentage of the population in Mesopotamia were farmers and slaves?

• 50%

• 70%

• 90%

• 30%

What is a ziggurat?

• A type of government

• A Sumerian temple

• A form of currency

• A type of weapon

Who were craftsmen and commoners in Mesopotamia?

• Farmers and slaves

• Middle class workers with trade jobs

• Priests and nobles

• Wanderers

Who were the nobles in Mesopotamian society?

• Priests and government officials

• Farmers and slaves

• Nomads

• Merchants

What is a nomad?

• A ruler of a city

• A temple priest

• A wanderer with no permanent home

• A warrior

What does polytheistic mean?

• Worshiping one god

• Worshiping many gods

• Belief in no gods

• Belief in nature spirits

Why did nomads decide to settle in Mesopotamia?

• Because it had rich soil and good farming conditions

• Because there were no wars

• Because they liked traveling

• • Because it was far from the rivers