Ancient Mesopotamia

Question 1

Who was the first ever superhero?

Accepted Answer

Gilgamesh

Question 2

What was Assyria known for?

Accepted Answer

War

Question 3

What did the Ancient Sumer write on?

Accepted Answer

Clay Tablets

Question 4

Who was the first ruler of Akkad?

Accepted Answer

Sargon

Question 5

Who created Hammurabi's Code?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 6

What ancient invention is arguably one of the best made by Ancient Sumer?

Accepted Answer

Irrigation Systems, Wheel

Question 7

The Sumerians didn't use currency. Instead they used...

Accepted Answer

Barter

Question 8

Were the Mesopotamians Monotheistic or Polytheistic?

Accepted Answer

Polytheistic

Question 9

What is a ziggurat?

Accepted Answer

A temple built by the Sumerians

Question 10

Who were the first people to settle in Ancient Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Sumerians

Question 11

How many city-states did the Sumerians have?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 12

What does Mesopotamia mean?

Accepted Answer

Land between rivers

Question 13

Cuneiform had how many letters/symbols?

Accepted Answer

600

Question 14

What modern-day country is Mesopotamia in?

Accepted Answer

Iraq

Question 15

What two rivers is Mesopotamia between?

Accepted Answer

Tigris and Euphrates, Euphrates and Tigris

Question 16

Mesopotamia is part of the...

Accepted Answer

Fertile Crescent

Question 17

Who were only people allowed in the ziggurats?

Accepted Answer

Priests

Question 18

Another name for Ancient Mesopotamia is...

Accepted Answer

Cradle of Civilization

Question 19

True or false, Hammurabi was a king that lived in Egypt.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

From what rivers did the Ancient Sumerians get constant flooding from?

Accepted Answer

Tigris and Euphrates

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