Ancient Mesopotamia

The fertile crescent got its name because

• it's in an arid valley in the Middle East

• it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture

• the people who lived there had lots of children

The Tigris and Euphrates are

• ancient civilizations from Mesopotamia

• ancient structures used as templates

• rivers that were important to ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia

• two economic levels in the Sumerian class-based society

Gilgamesh may be the world's most famous Sumerian leader because he

• had his adventures written an epic poem.

• inherited Sargon's empire and made it even larger.

• conquered vast territories in the Middle East.

• ruled for hundreds of years.

What was a city-state?

• a city that had its own ruler and government much like states today.

• a city that was part of a much larger state or nation.

• an urban area within a large kingdom or empire.

The Sumerians mainly used cuneiform to

• write decrees and the challenges to other kingdoms.

• keep track of taxes and daily transactions.

• create complex drawings and love poems.

How was Hammurabi's Code displayed?

• Scholars aren't sure, but many believe that laws were kept secret and not enforced.

• The laws were placed in public so that all people could see them on 7ft tall diorite steles.

• Nobody knows because the original Code was completely destroyed by invaders.

Which of the following is a true statement?

• Hammurabi's Code contained 282 brief and strict laws.

• Hammurabi's Code contained merciful laws that went against the idea of retribution.

• Hammurabi's Code listed all the rights that a person had.

Definition of Ziggurats

• The foundation and core of a house

• A house that has stairs up to the roof to prevent enemy's and animals from coming in

• An ancient Mesopotamia temple tower that has a shrine at the top

• Little tiny rats that eat the core around the house

_________ is called the "Land Between the Rivers."

• Fertile Crescent
• Sumer
• Peninsula

• Mesopotamia

The world's first civilization?

• Sumer
• Mesopotamia
• Fertile Crescent
• Iraq