Mesopotamia Quiz

1. Another name for "land between the rivers"

• Mesopotamia

• Asia

• Israel

• East Africa

2. What are city-states?

• cities that act like continents

• nomad groups before the discovery of irrigation

• small farming villages with no real leader

• cities that act as a state

3. What does polytheism mean?

• a belief in multiple gods

• a belief in one god

• a belief in no gods

• a belief that Polynesian sauce is the best

4. What was important about Hammurabi's Code?

• It wasn't actually created by Hammurabi

• It was written down for all to see, and applied to all

• It had only mild punishments to help remind people to follow the law

• It was kept hidden from the public

5. A series of canals and ditches to store water is an example of what?

• monotheism

• irrigation

• cultural diffusion

• polytheism

6. The Mesopotamian building dedicated to their god was called a what?

• Temple

• Palace

• Church

• Ziggurat

7. This was used to dig trenches in the ground to better plant seeds in the ground

• Wheel

• Irrigation

• Plow

• Shovel

8. For social classes to develop, society needs two things. What are they? (Select 2 answers)

• Irrigation

• Specialization of jobs

• Food Surplus

• Written law codes

9. First written law code was created by whom?

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Ur-Nammu

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

10. Why do you think Hammurabi's code was effective?

• The laws only applied to the poor, who were more likely to break the law.

• There were strict punishments for every crime.

• Any broken laws resulted in death for the lawbreaker.

• Punishments were usually mild and didn't take long to administer.