1.5 Ancient Afro-Eurasia: Mesopotamia

Which statement best describes the geographical location of Mesopotamia?

• in a valley in Southwest Asia

• to the east of the Mediterranean Sea

• between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• along the Persian Gulf

A ziggurat is a

• a government building

• irrigation system

• god or goddess

• pyramid-shaped temple

Whish is the definition of polytheism?

• the belief in many gods

• the belief in ghosts

• the belief in no gods

• the belief in one god

City-states were developed in Sumer when farming villages...

• started growing crops together

• turned against each other

• worked together on major irrigation projects

• turned into large cities

Which is the definition of a legacy?

• things left to us from the past

• a form of currency

• an all-powerful ruler

• a temple in Mesopotamia

What is irrigation?

• people that move from one place to another

• when somebody is easily upset

• the supply of water to land or crops from human-made canals

• a ritual practiced in Mesopotamia

The Akkadian Empire that Sargon created in Mesopotamia was the world's

• first and smallest empire

• last and largest empire

• last and smallest empire

• first and largest empire

In order to unite his empire, Hammurabi created a Code of

• Armies

• Secrets

• Laws

• Rules

The Assyrians had a large professional

• ruler

• army

• empire

• God

This was a writing system that was developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia around 3,500 B.C.

• ziggurat

• agriculture

• uniform

• cuneiform