Mesopotamia Review

The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest known-

Which Empire is responsible for the sundial, the 60-second minute, and the 60-minute hour?

In ancient Greek, "Mesopotamia" translates to "Land Between Two Rivers".

Each Sumerian city-state-

Hammurabi was NOT the King of Babylon.

What emperor built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (supposedly for his wife)?

Which group did not belong to the Sumerian middle class?

The scribe's two main tools included a clay tablet and a 

The Sumerians used ____________ to protect their city-states.

_____ was a famous Akkadian king who conquered Mesopotamia.

The act of building dams, ditches, and walls to control the flow of water is called-

Farming provided a surplus of food & left Mesopotamians more time to specialize in their jobs.

True or False: Hammurabi's Code treated all social classes fairly.

What do you call a man-made waterway or man-made river?

A skilled worker who made cloth, metal products, or pottery is called-

Mesopotamia was an early civilization located-

Priest were very high up on the social pyramid in Ancient Mesopotamia.

On of the earliest known set of laws was created by the ruler-

The __________________ was located in the center of the city because it was the center of life.

River valleys were a good place to build civilizations because-

What advantage did Sargon have over the city-states?

Cuneiform is-

The city of ____________ became the center of trade.

Which is not a Sumerian invention?

In the evolution of writing pictographs were first used to record the natural resources.

Hammurabi's laws were known as a ______, or collection of laws and rules.

Ancient Mesopotamia is also referred to as the Fertile Crescent or the Middle East.

A person who specialized in writing was called a-

A group of different lands controlled by a single ruler is called a ______.

A Sumerian temple was called a-

The invention of the wheel kept Mesopotamians from using water as a way to transport goods.

The Sumerian religion was based on the idea of-

What are fine particles of soil called?

The Tigris and Euphrates were-

A civilization is-

Which Mesopotamian civilization glorified war and built movable towers to use battering rams?