Mesopotamia

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Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers. Name the two rivers.

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The Tigris and the Euphrates

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Who is featured here atop the stele of laws that they enacted?

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Hammurabi and Shamash

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What is the difference between Prehistoric society and Mesopotamian society?

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Prehistoric people were hunter gatherers, Mesopotamian people were farmers. Prehistoric people did not leave written history, Mesopotamian people left extensive writings. Prehistoric people made artwork primarily about animals, Mesopotamian people made art about many subjects. Prehistoric people were nomads, Mesopotamian people built cities and lived in them.

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Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's laws?

• It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
• It was used by many later civilizations as a model.
• The laws are written in stone.
• It treated all people the same under the law.

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It treated all people the same under the law.

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Which of these are Mesopotamian inventions?

The wheel

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The plow

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The alphabet

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All of them

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What is the name of the large constructions built during the Mesopotamian time period? The Hanging Tower of Babbel is thought to be one of these.

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Ziggurat

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The few Mesopotamians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what? Options: Artisans, Merchants, Scribes, Priests

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Scribes

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What was the main religion of the Mesopotamians?

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Polytheism

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Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops is also known as

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irrigation

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All of these people are considered Mesopotamians except:

Egyptians

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Akaadians

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Sumererians

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Babalonians

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Egyptians