Mesopotamia Unit Test

"______________ translates to "the land between two rivers".

Why was government created in early civilizations?

Recall that civilizations are complex societies with five main elements. Hammurabi's Code relates to which element?

Hammurabi's Code of ancient Mesopotamian society was important because it

What was the name of the writing system that the Sumerians developed?

Which statement correctly describes early hunter-gatherer societies?

______ are scientists who collect ancient artifacts to learn about ancient people.

Recall that civilizations are complex societies with five main elements. Cuneiform relates to which element?

What city-state did Hammurabi rule?

Imagine you live in ancient Sumer and you want to go to the local temple to worship. What is the temple called?

The majority of the early civilizations established around what physical feature?

The few people who knew how to read and write in ancient civilizations were known as ________.

Archaeologists call the period before humans left written records ___________.

Which of the following came first?

Recall that civilizations are complex societies with five main elements. Ziggurats relate to which element?

The punishments in Hammurabi's Code were generally __________ the punishments for breaking the law today.

Which development most enabled early people to form permanent settlements?

Amar is a farmer in ____. He's glad that another citizen in his area invented the wheel because it made his life easier.

Why did Stone Age people practice slash and burn agriculture?

Farming, domestication of animals, and irrigation led to an increase in food production which

Where were the earliest civilizations located?

Many early civilizations were called riverine cultures. How did the rivers help the survival of these civilizations?