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Mesopotamia Review
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This was the first civilization to create a system of organized laws and punishments.
Sumerians
Phoenicians
Babylonians
Assyrians
2
The names of the rivers that allowed Mesopotamian civilizations to emerge
Tigris + Euphrates
Nile + Amazon
Cairo + Lebanon
Southern + Northern
3
Mesopotamia is also known as the...
Fertile Crescent
Soil Sweet Spot
Cradle of Civilization
Rich Moon of Land
4
Mesopotamians developed a method of farming where they brought water to dry lands. This was called...
Levees
Irrigation
Funnelling
Aquilier
5
This empire invented the alphabet and overseas trading
Sumer
Phoenicia
Babylon
Assyria
6
This is the term for stories created by cultures to teach lessons and explain phenomena
Mythology
Historical Epics
Tall Tales
Nonfiction
7
What describes the political structure of Mesopotamia?
One large country with one ruler
Many City States with many rulers
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Mesopotamia was a place that had slaves
False
True
9
The first form of writing, invented by the Sumerians was called...
Symbols
Cuneiform
Alphabet
Hieroglyphics
10
This is an example of a Mesopotamian invention called a...
Canal
Levee
11
Which describes the Mesopotamian religious belief system?
Polytheists who worshipped many gods
Atheists who did not believe in higher powers
Monotheists who believed in one god
None of the above
12
This civilization invented new warfare tactics like chariots and the siege engine to break down walls
Assyria
Phoenicia
Babylon
Persia
13
The character Humbaba comes from the epic of...
Hercules
Enkidu
Gilgamesh
Shamash
14
This Babylonian Structure is called the...
Hanging Garden
Ishtar Gate
Hearth of Hera
Path of Poseidon
15
These buildings of mud bricks were temples to the gods called...
Ziggurats
Monasteries
Dojos
Tabernacles
16
To protect themselves, early city states would...
Build the city state by a body of water
All of the above
Build walls around the cities
Create iron weaponry
17
When did the first civilization in the world emerge from Mesopotamia?
50,000 BCE
1 Million BCE
1000 CE
Around 5300 BCE
18
Which civilization invented the Wheel?
The Phoenicians
The Sumerians
The Assyrians
The Babylonians
19
The name of the Babylonian king who created the first laws
Alexander
Sargon
Julius Caesar
Hammurabi
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This society created the first library system
Phoenicia
Assyria
Babylon
Sumer
