Ancient Mesopotamia

The region of Mesopotamia is located in the present day country of...?

• Iraq

• Turkey

• Syria

• Egypt

What invention made farming possible in dry areas?

• Cuneiform

• Sailboats

• Irrigation

• Clay Tablets

Which king wrote the first recorded system of laws in human history?

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Cyrus

• Tut

The Mesopotamian civilization appears to have risen in the valley between what two rivers?

• Euphrates and Tigris

• Zagros and Taurus

• Nile and Amazon

• Danube and Rhine

What invention made farming possible in dry areas?

• Cuneiform

• Sailboats

• Irrigation

• Clay Tablets

Why was the ziggurat important?

• It was an area of trade in the center of the city

• Built for government purposes only

• Temples built for the gods

• Homes built for the weathly

What did the Mesopotamian scribes write on?

• clay tablets

• papyrus

• animal skin

• Paper

What is the purpose of a code of law?

• To design ziggurats

• To send secret messages during times of war

• To establish laws and penalties

• To worship gods and goddesses

The region known as Mesopotamia is indicated on the map by the letter:

• X

• W

• Z

If a common man cut the eye of another common man, what would his punishment be according to Hammurabi's Code?

• He would have his eye out

• He would have to pay certain amount of gold

• nothing