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What was the Hanging Gardens?
Is Mesopotamia in California
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Is Mesopotamia in California
True
False
2
What was the Hanging Gardens?
A levitating island
A giant cake pop
A thing
A paradise built for the Babylonian queen
3
What is the correct definition of scribe?
A two wheeled vehicle pulled by horse
A person who writes
All the above.
The reason of doing something
4
Mesopotamians invented the wheel, sailboats, the Base-60 system, writing and
The Cylinder seal
the use of complex economic systems involving inflation and fixed costs.
the guitar
stainless steel
5
R.E.C.I.P.E.S Stands for ????
Religion, Economy, Culture, Inventions, environment, Social structure.
none of the above
how to make amazing double sugar snickerdoodles
Radical, Empathy, Cats, Integration, Empirical, Statistics
6
Why did Mesopotamia do so well?
The spectacular scenery of the area
Because it was between to rivers that gave fertile soil and irrigation.
Because rivers are awesome vacation spots
7
who was Hammurabi?
idk
uhhh a person
a court jester
a king
8
A barter economy is when
all of the above.
when you trade goods or services for other goods or services
A guy named Bart buys something
When you exchange money for a good or service.
9
In economics, Supply and demand work together.
True
False
10
What is Mesopotamia?
a desert city in Tibet
a fertile valley between the Caucasus and Ural mountains
a fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
a desert city in Egypt
11
Who created the Hanging Gardens?
King Nabopolassar
King Ares
King Tut
King Nebuchadnezzar
12
The Ishtar Gate was made of:
mud brick
glazed brick
stone
wood
13
Mesopotamia translates to
rivers between the mountain deserts
moose eating grain
purple rain
Land between the rivers
14
Mesopotamia is current day...
Iraq
Korea
South America
Iran
15
Bartering is a form of exchanging goods or services with others to get what you want.
False
True
16
unskilled laborers were the same as slaves in Mesopotamia.
true
False
17
The base 60 system is what we still use for page numbers in books.
True
False
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Why do we study Mesopotamia?
it is the first major civilization and may "firsts" happened there
Because roman architecture is an amazing feat of engineering.
Because the middle east is important to current fashion in america
I love greek mythology
19
Scarcity is
Another word for a scaredy cat
A type of beetle found in mesopotamia
city with scarred buildings and street signs
The availibility of a good or service.
20
Social structure in Mesopotamia went (from top to bottom):
Priests, Working class, British commando
Slaves, Skilled Labor, Unskilled labor, Kings, Wealthy
Lower class, government officials
King, Priest, Wealthy, Skilled labor, Unskilled labor, Slaves
21
What is a ziggurat?
A cave built by the Babylonians
Something
A house built by the Sumerians
A temple built by the mesopotamians
22
What did people write cuneiform on?
Clay tablets
Papyrus
Paper
Stone tablets
23
Where is Mesopotamia located?
Africa
Asia
America
Middle-East
24
Where would you find silt
in your backyard
along the road
at the beach
along the river bank
25
Mesopotamian inventions include the Sailboat, cylinder seals and ____________.
The Plow
the base 100 system
The Wheel
Board Games
26
What was Hammurabi's Code?
A letter written by Hammurabi to the people of Mesopotamia
An unbreakable cypher to send messages in secret code
A series of 282 laws to create order in Mesopotamian society
A set of 143 rules about proper manners and etiquette
27
T or F, there is no mention of the gardens in Babylonian history.
False
True
28
Unskilled laborer's were people without a trade. They did the Hard/disgusting work for little pay.
False
True
29
What is Cuneiform?
A certain food that's offered to the god(s)
A form of writing using symbols
They made crutones in Egypt/the fertile crescent
Sand stone, used for building the pyramids
30
Skilled laborers were people like merchants, potters, and blacksmiths. people with a trade.
True
False
31
In R.E.C.I.P.E.S, intelligence is all about .......
Civilizations' scores on standardized tests
Future Nobel prize winners
A civilizations contributions to society in discoveries and inventions
I.Q.
32
Hammurabi's code covered what types of laws
Religious law, business law, personal & civil law
Religious law, business law, personal & civil law
Religious law, business law, personal & civil law
33
What does Hammurabis Code Stele represent?
the coronation of the ruler
the work of Sumer and Babylon
the gods granting the right to rule
the gods granting the right to codify law
34
What is silt?
Moon rock.
Soil without nutrients.
River banks.
Fine fertile soil deposited by rivers.
35
Opportunity cost refers to how easy it is to finds certain goods or services.
True
False
