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A review of Mesopotamian geography and important historical events.
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What was the 1st writing system called created by the Mesopotamians?
ziggurat
cuneiform
alphabet
hieroglyphics
2
King Hammurabi wanted the people to follow his laws so he...
said that a god gave him the laws.
had unfair consequences.
gave strict consequences.
wrote laws that were hard to break.
3
On which continent was Mesopotamia located?
Iraq
Africa
Asia
Europe
4
Why is the area that Mesopotamia was in called the Fertile Crescent?
It was a dry, hot area.
It was located near major mountain ranges.
Floods often destroyed the crops.
The soil was rich and good for growing crops.
5
In ancient Sumer, professional writers were called __________.
craftworkers
ensies
scribes
priests
6
How many laws were written within Hammurabi's Code?
402
282
200
351
7
Mesopotamians learned how to control the flood waters by inventing this type of system.
pumping stations
division of labor
irrigation system
dam system
8
Which is NOT a body of water/landform near Mesopotamia?
Zagros Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
Euphrates River
Persian Gulf
9
Ancient Mesopotamia was located near the modern day country of __________.
Iran
Germany
Turkey
Iraq
10
Which of the following is NOT a Mesopotamian invention/achievement?
world's 1st city
1st set of written laws
alarm clock
cuneiform
11
Hammurabi was a _____________ king.
Babylonian
Assyrian
Sumerian
Akkadian
12
This Akkadian king built the world's 1st empire by defeating the Sumerian city-states?
Sargon
Ashurbanipal
Gilgamesh
Nebuchadnezzar II
13
Which word best describes the religious beliefs of the ancient Mesopotamians?
monotheistic
irrigation
ziggurat
polythiestic
14
This led to Mesopotamians being able to specialize in jobs other than hunting.
specialization
hunting-gathering
agriculture
irrigation
15
A Mesopotamian temple where they thought the gods lived was called a __________.
tribute
ziggurat
province
polytheism
