Mesopotamia 2025 - Missed Questions

Based on this list, what motivated people to follow the law?

• a fear of harsh punishment

• a desire to have a more peaceful society

• a belief in equality for all people

• a respect for the fairness of the laws

According to this quote, what assumption can be made about religion in Sumer?

• religion provided unity among the city-states in Sumer

• religion influenced most parts of daily life and activities in Sumer

• religion created instability in the daily lives of Sumerians

• religion did not have an affect on the daily lives of Sumerians

Which number correctly identifies the location of the Tigris River?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What was one advantage early humans gained by establishing civilizations along rivers and other bodies of water?

• Early humans were inspired to create a new form of art

• Early humans gained easy access to trade routes

• Early humans weakened their abilities to grow crops

• Early humans increased nomadic practices

Why was irrigation important to the civilizations of Mesopotamia?

• it allowed local religions to gain political power by controlling all the trade in the region

• it allows cities to control river flooding and consistently grow crops

• it allowed local religions to gather valuable resources from the surrounding mountains

• it allowed cities to create defensive barriers that protect them from invasion

What was one reason why trade increased in Mesopotamia?

• workers developed specialized jobs that increased the amounts of goods available to people

• religious leaders banned social interactions with foreign nations

• government officials increased taxes on goods

• the creation of food surpluses decreased the regional population

The creation of trade routes led to which development in Mesopotamia?

• national military

• polytheistic religion

• unique city-states

• written books

According to this quote, what was true about cuneiform?

• it used pictures to describe people, places, and things

• it used symbols to represent sounds

• it was the art of sculpting with reeds

• it was the art of creating music with reeds

How did an individual's social status affect punishment under the Code of Hammurabi?

• the code had harsher punishments for men

• the code had less harsh punishments for crimes committed by higher classes

• married women had the right to seek appeals

• retribution punishments such as "an eye for an eye" only applied to the royal family

Why was the region in which Mesopotamia was founded named the Fertile Crescent?

• Families from this reason were known to be very large

• Religion and writing were both invented in the region

• Early farms were unable to grow crops in the region

• two large rivers provided irrigation and rich soil to the region