Unit 2 - Near Eastern and Egypt

The White Temple of Ziggurat is from what region of Mesopotamia?

• Babylon

• Assyria

• Sumer

Each section of the Standard of Ur is called a

Which material listed below lets us know that a piece was most likely commissioned/created for a person of higher power due to its high cost?

• sandstone

• mud brick

• red limestone

• lapis lazuli

What was the function of the Lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II?

• Ward off enemies
• Decoration

• Represent a king

What type of sculpture is seen in The Code of Hammurabi

• Relief

• Sunken relief

Empires of Mesopotamia built __________________ to honor their gods.

• statues
• pyramids
• ziggurats
• roads

Hammurabi created the first written _______.

• stories
• books
• laws

Who was Hammurabi?

• a Syrian prince

• a Mesopotamian priest

• a Babylonian King

• an Amorite merchant

People who could read and write were

• scribes

• peasants

• farmers

What were the Kingdoms of Egypt known as?

• Middle Kingdom

• Old Kingdom

• New Kingdom

• All of the above