Which would be true under Hammurabi's Code?

Do not make any statues or carved images of any gods.

The Fertile Crescent arches between wht two bodies of water?

The Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf

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1
A massive, tiered, pyramid-shaped structure?
City States
Polytheistic
Ziggurats
None of the above
2
Mesopotamia is located in modern day ____________
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
Turkey
3
Which king of Mesopotamia instituted a cold of laws for his people to live by?
Gilgamesh
Sargon
Shamshi-Adad
Hammurabi
4
Symbolic of Hammurabi's unification of Mesopotamia was ______
his great law
the coing of the king Peleset
the exodus from Egypt
the defeat of the Egyptians
5
People living in Mesopotamia were primarily _____
stone masons
farmers
hunter gatherers
nomads
6
Women in Mesopotamia ....
All of the above
Could own property
Had more rights than in later civilzations
Could read and write
7
The most famous piece of literature from Sumer is the Epic of _______
Gilgamesh
None of the above
the Euphrates
Kings
8
The Mesopotamians overcame their lack of resources by
trading with their neighbors
taking over their neighbors resources
Both Red and yellow
trading their crops to obtain necessary resources
9
The writing of the Sumerians was called _______
None of the above
Hieroglyphics
Specialonics
Cuneiform
10
The great leap from peasant village to true city occured around 3000 BC in southern part of Mesopotamia in the land of _
Sargon
Sumer
Greece
Israel
11
Over time, the farmers learned to build _______ and channels to control the seasonal floods.
Ditches
Aquaducts
Dams
Trenches
12
Who sat at the top of Mesopotamian society?
Military Leaders
Gods
Priests
Kings
13
Which would be true under Hammurabi's Code?
If a man breaks the bones of a common man, he shall pay him silver.
Do not make any statues or carved images of any gods.
If you are caught stealing from a house, you shall be put to death.
If a man breaks the bone of a man of his own rank, his bone shall be broken
14
What challenges did the Mesopotamians have to overcome?
Some areas were marshy and unsuitable for farming.
The land was vulnerable to attack and invasion.
Limited natural resources (stone, wood, and metal).
All of these
15
Ancient Sumerians prayed in large mud-brick temples called __________
pyramids
ziggurats
mosques
synagogues
16
What were the names of the two rivers in Mesopotamia?
The White Nile and the Blue Nile
The Rhone and the Seine
The Ganges and the Yangtze
The Tigris and Euphrates
17
The flooding of the rivers in Mesopotamia
was unpredictable and often destroyed farms and homes.
brought valuable mud that allowed the people to become successful farmers.
Both red and blue
allowed the Mesopotamians to collect valuable drinking water
18
What was the first written code of laws?
Hammurabi's Code
The Law of Cuneiform
The Code of Mesopotamia
The Law of Mesopotamia
19
The Fertile Crescent arches between wht two bodies of water?
The Nile River and the Persial Gulf
The Nile River and Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
20
What date did the first full civilizations emerge in the Middle East?
5000 BCE
2000 BCE
1000 BCE
3500 BCE
21
Mesopotamia's economy, or way of life was based on ________.
Hunting
Trading
Farming
Sailing
22
To bring order to society was the main goal of _________.
Hammurabi
Confucius
Asoka
Menes
23
Who were the first inhabitants of Mesopotamia?
Egyptians
Assyrians
Sumerians
Babylonians
24
The political organization of Sumer in which cities had independent governments and rulers?
Ziggurats
Polytheistic
None of the above
City States
25
What does Mesopotamia mean?
divided nation
land between the rivers
land between two mountains
land of ancient people
26
The word Mesopotamia is a Greek word that means ________
Land of the plants
Between two rivers
Fertile hippopotamus
Land of fertility

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Mesopotamia Test Review

26 termsStudBud Administration62 plays

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Flashcards26 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 26

Answers

1
A massive, tiered, pyramid-shaped structure?
City States
Polytheistic
Ziggurats
None of the above
2
Mesopotamia is located in modern day ____________
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
Turkey
3
Which king of Mesopotamia instituted a cold of laws for his people to live by?
Gilgamesh
Sargon
Shamshi-Adad
Hammurabi
4
Symbolic of Hammurabi's unification of Mesopotamia was ______
his great law
the coing of the king Peleset
the exodus from Egypt
the defeat of the Egyptians
5
People living in Mesopotamia were primarily _____
stone masons
farmers
hunter gatherers
nomads
6
Women in Mesopotamia ....
All of the above
Could own property
Had more rights than in later civilzations
Could read and write
7
The most famous piece of literature from Sumer is the Epic of _______
Gilgamesh
None of the above
the Euphrates
Kings
8
The Mesopotamians overcame their lack of resources by
trading with their neighbors
taking over their neighbors resources
Both Red and yellow
trading their crops to obtain necessary resources
9
The writing of the Sumerians was called _______
None of the above
Hieroglyphics
Specialonics
Cuneiform
10
The great leap from peasant village to true city occured around 3000 BC in southern part of Mesopotamia in the land of _
Sargon
Sumer
Greece
Israel
11
Over time, the farmers learned to build _______ and channels to control the seasonal floods.
Ditches
Aquaducts
Dams
Trenches
12
Who sat at the top of Mesopotamian society?
Military Leaders
Gods
Priests
Kings
13
Which would be true under Hammurabi's Code?
If a man breaks the bones of a common man, he shall pay him silver.
Do not make any statues or carved images of any gods.
If you are caught stealing from a house, you shall be put to death.
If a man breaks the bone of a man of his own rank, his bone shall be broken
14
What challenges did the Mesopotamians have to overcome?
Some areas were marshy and unsuitable for farming.
The land was vulnerable to attack and invasion.
Limited natural resources (stone, wood, and metal).
All of these
15
Ancient Sumerians prayed in large mud-brick temples called __________
pyramids
ziggurats
mosques
synagogues
16
What were the names of the two rivers in Mesopotamia?
The White Nile and the Blue Nile
The Rhone and the Seine
The Ganges and the Yangtze
The Tigris and Euphrates
17
The flooding of the rivers in Mesopotamia
was unpredictable and often destroyed farms and homes.
brought valuable mud that allowed the people to become successful farmers.
Both red and blue
allowed the Mesopotamians to collect valuable drinking water
18
What was the first written code of laws?
Hammurabi's Code
The Law of Cuneiform
The Code of Mesopotamia
The Law of Mesopotamia
19
The Fertile Crescent arches between wht two bodies of water?
The Nile River and the Persial Gulf
The Nile River and Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
20
What date did the first full civilizations emerge in the Middle East?
5000 BCE
2000 BCE
1000 BCE
3500 BCE
21
Mesopotamia's economy, or way of life was based on ________.
Hunting
Trading
Farming
Sailing
22
To bring order to society was the main goal of _________.
Hammurabi
Confucius
Asoka
Menes
23
Who were the first inhabitants of Mesopotamia?
Egyptians
Assyrians
Sumerians
Babylonians
24
The political organization of Sumer in which cities had independent governments and rulers?
Ziggurats
Polytheistic
None of the above
City States
25
What does Mesopotamia mean?
divided nation
land between the rivers
land between two mountains
land of ancient people
26
The word Mesopotamia is a Greek word that means ________
Land of the plants
Between two rivers
Fertile hippopotamus
Land of fertility