WorksheetsChapter 5: Mesopotamia's Growth and Achievements
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
What was the first event that occurred?
Tradiing centers grew into cities.
Some people specialized in a trade.
Agriculture practices improved.
Not everyone was needed for farming.
What was the last thing that happened?
Some people specialized in a trade.
Agricultural practices improved.
Not everyone was needed for farming.
Trading centers grew into cities.
How was Sumerian civilizations structured?
a collection of many small city - states, all ruled by one central king
a single city-state ruled by one king
a collection of many small city-states, each ruled by its own king
How did the Mesopotamians use this building? (Choose 2)
They used to store important government records.
The used it as the king's home.
They used it as a home for slave labor.
They used it for religious worship.
Why did Mesopotamians give offerings in their religious temples?
They wanted to develop a system of measurement.
They wanted to be rewarded with peace and plentiful crops.
They wanted to be the very first empire.
How did government in Ancient Mesopotamia change after the decline of the Sumerian city-states?
The Akkadians created new monarchies, and a different king ruled in each city-state.
The Akkadians created the firs regional empire, and all of Mesopotamia was ruled by one king.
The Akkadians created the first democracy, and all of Mesopotamia was part of it.
Why are Mesopotamians considered polytheists? Pick the BEST answer.
They believed in many gods.
They worshipped by giving offerings.
They worshipped in a temple.
How did the Mesopotamians create ziggurats?
They used epics.
They used offerings.
They used slave labor.
Examples of Hammurabi's code:
*If a man puts out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.
*If a man knocks out the teeth of another man, his teeth shall be knocked out.
What basic principle of justice does the excerpt from Hammurabi's code support?
Forgiveness should be granted at all times.
Executions make citizens obey the law out of fear.
Punishment should fit the crime.
Which term BEST describes Hammurabi's laws?
religious
unclear
harsh
How did changes in transportation help Sumerian civilization grow?
The Sumerians could move from one farm to another more easily.
Th Sumerians could trade goods using carts and boats more easily.
The Sumerians could move into the Babylonian Empire more easily.
How did Mesopotamians use cuneiform and clay tablets?
to produce a food surplus
for transportation of crops and people
to record laws and important information
Why is the Epic of Gilgamesh important?
It is the oldest writing system
it is the oldest written long poem
It is the oldest religious temple
What ideas from the Code of Hammurabi are still important today? (Choose 2)
use an oral tradition to pass down laws
having one set of laws for all people under a government
holding people accountable for their actions.
making punishments more severe than the crime
What role did gods play in Sumerian everyday life?
They controlled trade.
They explained events in nature.
They built ziggurats,
The Sumerians did not believe in gods.
