H3 Mesopotamia REVIEW/STUDY GUIDE

When people bring water from a river to their crops using channels it is called....

• A levee

• A dike

• Irrigation

• A dam system

The first written code of laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life and was created by a Babylonian king.

• Code of Gilgamesh

• Code of Sargon

• Code of Hammurabi 

• Code of Sumer

City-states in Mesopotamia had different jobs like farmers, merchants, priests, and potters. Is this:

• Geography

• Economics

• Religion

• Politics

Which modern idiom refers to Hammurabi's Code?

• An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth
• It's raining cats and dogs.
• Break a leg!
• The wisdom of an old man brings wealth.

How did Sumerian culture show their religious beliefs?

• They built Temples atop ziggurats.

• Priests chose wise men to rule during times of war.

• They created carts to travel and spread the word about their religion.

• Sumerians created strict rules with harsh consequences for the people of the city.

The Tigris & Euphrates rivers were in the center of Mesopotamia. Is this:

• Geography

• Religion

• Achievements

• Politics

Which word best describes the religion of Mesopotamia?

• Nativistic

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Abrahamic

Why were ziggurats important to the Sumerians?

• They were built as temples to honor the gods and goddesses.

• They protected the city from invaders.

• They were built as tombs for the kings.

• Scrolls that documented Mesopotamian history were encased in ziggurats.

An epic is a...

• work of nonfiction

• long poem

• large event

• list of laws

________ _________ ___ ___was the name of the first board game invented by the Mesopotamians.