a pyramid shaped tower that held a temple.

What was Babylon famous for?

They invented the Decimal system.

A city and the area it controls

Mesopotamia is important because they...

Led the way to law codes and written languages.

Emperor Hammurabi is important because...

he made a huge written code of laws.

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Mesopotamia

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1
Which modern day country is located where Mesopotamia was?
India
Iraq
Iran
Egypt
2
True or False: Mesopotamian Civilizations were based on City-States.
True
False
3
True or False: One of the effects of City-States was that they increased confidence in trade.
True
False
4
Which civilization used cuneiform first?
The Sumerians
The Babylonians
The Akkadians
The Assyrians
5
Name some food crops grown by the ancient Mesopotamians.
Apples, walnuts, and figs
Corn, grain, and potatoes
Wheat, barley, and sesame
Pizza, Burritos, and hamburgers
6
Gilgamesh was...
A Sumerian semi-divine hero
A famous law-giver of ancient Mesopotamia
a city in Sumeria
a city in Babylon
7
A ziggurat is...
an ancient code of laws.
a cool word.
an ancient language.
a pyramid shaped tower that held a temple.
8
What was Babylon famous for?
Beautiful Temples and Palaces.
Having giant walls around their cities.
They invented the Decimal system.
Stone roads and buildings
9
What was Sumeria famous for?
Beautiful Palaces and Temples
Having one of the first written laws.
Stone roads and buildings.
Inventing the Decimal system.
10
What two rivers form Mesopotamia?
Nile and Yucatan
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile and Tigris
Mississippi and Arkansas
11
A City-State is...
A city and the area it controls
The same thing as a city.
Sumerian writing system
Montrose, CO
12
Did the textbook have a picture of what Sumerian jewelry looked like?
Yes
No
13
Mesopotamia is important because they...
had the best ancient buildings.
they were the very first empire.
have a name that is hard to say.
Led the way to law codes and written languages.
14
Emperor Hammurabi is important because...
he made a huge written code of laws.
he invented the wheel.
he was a Babylonian god.
he conquered the Persians.
15
What was Ur?
The greatest emperor of Sumeria.
a huge city in Sumeria.
The first written language.
The sound people made when they stuttered.
16
who were the first people to have a civilization in Mesopotamia?
Sumerians
Babylonians
Akkadians
Assyrians

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