Mesopotamia

The first civilizations arose in ____________ because the conditions for farming were good.

• mountains

• deserts

• river valleys

• none of the above

What was the name of the Sumerian system of writing?

• hieroglyphics

• cuneiform

• Sanskrit

• pictographs

How did the development of agriculture allow civilizations to move beyond just living day to day with enough food to eat

• more steady food supply with food surplus

• larger populations

• trade and specialization

• all of the above

The Mesopotamia River Valley was located between the ________and________ Rivers.

• Nile and Euphrates

• Nile and Tigres

• Tigres and Euphrates

• Euphrates and Huang He

_________________ was the king responsible for the most famous written set of laws.

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar

• David

These temples were built to keep the Gods happy

• pyramids

• Ziggurats

• temples

• churches

What did Hammurabi do with the code of laws to make sure everyone knew the laws

• He had scribes write and display them for all to see

• He required fathers to teach the code to their children

• He had teachers make students memorize them

• He required priests to pray them to the gods as worship

Which statement best describes the geographical location of Mesopotamia?

• in a valley in Southwest Asia

• to the east of the Mediterranean Sea

• between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• along the Persian Gulf

Whish is the definition of polytheism?

• the belief in many gods

• the belief in ghosts

• the belief in no gods

• the belief in one god

Of the following, which group of people belonged to the upper class of Sumerian Society?

• merchants

• artisans

• priests

• farmers