Mesopotamia Section 2 Introduction

Which two rivers define the location of Mesopotamia, the earliest civilization in modern-day Iraq?

• Nile and Jordan

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Indus and Ganges

• Yangtze and Yellow

What is the Fertile Crescent?

• A desert region south of the Sahara

• A rich farmland between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf

• A mountain range in Anatolia

• An island chain in the Indian Ocean

Farmers in Mesopotamia learned to control rivers and water their fields using which methods?

• Aqueducts and reservoirs

• Dams and canals for irrigation

• Windmills and cisterns

• Rainwater harvesting only

In Sumerian city-states, which group belonged to the high class?

• Artisans and farmers

• Enslaved people

• Rulers, priests, and government workers

• Merchants and traders only

Which statement best explains the division of roles by gender in Sumerian society? Use the information to choose the most accurate summary.

• Both men and women were equally educated and worked outside the home.

• Men were educated and trained for jobs, while women managed the household and raised young children.

• Women were educated for government jobs, while men were enslaved.

• Men and women had no defined roles.

Which Sumerian achievement is recognized as the first written language?

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Alphabet

• Sanskrit

Hammurabi’s Code is best described as which of the following?

• A list of tribute payments to Assyria

• A set of laws to follow in his empire, including the idea of “eye for an eye”

• A guide for building irrigation canals

• A military strategy for using slingshots, bows, and arrows

Around 900 BC, which empire used a massive army with slingshots, bows, and arrows and demanded tribute from conquered peoples?

• Akkadian Empire

• Babylonian Empire

• Assyrian Empire

• Chaldean Empire

Which innovation is specifically connected with the Chaldean Empire and helped make land more fertile?

• Iron weapon-making

• Hanging gardens using irrigation to water crops

• Ziggurat construction

• Cuneiform writing

What sequence of empires is supported by the lesson’s timeline?

• Babylonian → Akkadian → Assyrian → Chaldean

• Akkadian → Babylonian → Assyrian → Chaldean

• Assyrian → Chaldean → Akkadian → Babylonian

• Chaldean → Assyrian → Babylonian → Akkadian