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WorksheetsMesopotamia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Why do they call it the Fertile Crescent?
because the women had a lot of babies
because the animals had a lot of babies
because the moon was in a crescent form all of the time
The land was fertile and shaped like a crescent moon.
What is polytheism?
an amphibian with many legs
the worship of many gods
the worship of one god
the worship of no god/gods
What is a ziggurat?
a tomb for the king
a temple where the priests worshiped their gods
a temple where the priests performed human sacrifices
a Mesopotamian cigarett.
Who is featured here atop the stele of laws that they enacted?
Nebuchanezzer and Gilgmesh
Sumer and Ahkadian
Hammurabi and Shamash
Cuneiform and Hieroglyphs.
What is the difference between Prehistoric society and Mesopotamian society?
Prehistoric people were hunter gatherers, Mesopotamian people were farmers.
Prehistoric people did not leave written history, Mesopotamian people left extensive writings.
Prehistoric people made artwork primarily about animals, Mesopotamian people made art about many subjects.
Prehistoric people were nomads, Mesopotamian people built cities and lived in them.
All of these
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops is also known as
irrigation
architecture
fishing
cuneiform
Who held the highest levels of Mesopotamian society?
Scribes
Fishermen and Merchants
Priests and Rulers
Artists
Punishments under the Code of Hammurabi
were more harsh for people of lower social classes.
stressed reform rather than retribution for crimes.
did not cover domestic/family concerns.
did not apply to the upper class.
Who was the lowest within Mesopotamia's social hierarchy?
Kings
Landowners
Noblemen
Slaves
