Ancient Mesopotamia

What are the earliest known written collection of laws called?

• Mesopotamian Laws

• Code of Babylon

• Code of Hammurabi

• Sumerian Code of Law

Unlike the Nile, the flooding of Mesopotamia would be described as...

• Predictable

• Calm

• Gentle

• Unpredictable

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Code of Hammurabi?

• It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crime

• It treated all people the same

• It was carved in stone

• It was used as a model by later civilizations

Which statement shows how Sumerian religion and government were connected?

• Sumerians believed that merchants sold goods for the kings

• Sumerians recorded their prayer on clay tablets

• Sumerians believed that their kings received their power from the gods

• Sumerians recorded the movement of planets

What river or rivers were crucial to Mesopotamia

• Nile

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Yellow and Yangtze

Which civilization was known for its ruthless warrior society?

• Sumerians

• Assyrians

• Babylonians

A city that includes surrounding territory and often operates independently would best be described as...

• Territories

• States

• Mesopotamia

• City-State

This image is best described as...

• Mesopotamia

• Sumer

• Ancient Egypt

A Sumerian temple that housed priests is known as....

• Temple

• Ziggurat

• Monotheistic

• Pyramid

Early form of Ancient Sumerian writing....

• Pictograph

• Hieroglyphic

• Cuneiform

• Stylus