Mesopotamia

What is the name of the temples where the Mesopotamians worshipped?

• Pyramids
• Colosseum
• Ziggurats
• Acropolis

What was the most important job a man could hold (besides king) in their society?

• Priest
• Blacksmith
• Merchant
• Warrior

What objects and behaviors would you see in a Mesopotamian temple?

• Weapons, armor, military training
• Statues of gods, praying, sacrifices

• Paintings, libraries, scientific experiments
• Flags, musical instruments, dance performances

What was the first set of laws called?

• Tablets of Destiny
• Dead Sea Scrolls
• Code of Hammurabi
• Rosetta Stone

True or False: The laws in Mesopotamia were the same for both noble men and poor men.

• True
• False

According to Mesopotamian laws, what would happen to a man if he put out the eye of his equal?

• He would be forgiven
• He would receive a reward
• His own eye would be put out.
• He would be promoted

The Code of Hammurabi can be compared to our modern day _________.

• legal system/

  constitution

• traffic rules
• social media platforms
• fashion trends

What material did the Mesopotamians mostly use to write on?

• papyrus scrolls
• clay tablets
• stone tablets
• bamboo sticks

What does the word “cuneiform” mean?

• A type of musical instrument
• A style of ancient pottery
• A form of ancient currency
• Wedge-like shape

At the beginning of cuneiform, each symbol represented an idea.  Later, each symbol represented what?

• sound
• color
• size
• meaning