Mesopotamia Quiz

The lunar calendar and base-60 system were both Mesopotamian inventions that helped keep track of time.

• True

• False

What do the following laws from Hammurabi’s Code reveal about life in his empire?

• Someone charged with a crime would be harmed the same way as the victim.

• Hammurabi was very concerned about the safety of enslaved people.

• Everyone was protected equally under the laws in the Babylonian Empire.

• Consequences were unequal and based on the social class of the victim.

What is the term for having more than what is needed?

• Surplus

• Irrigation

• Polytheism

• Social Hierarchy

Why did the Phoenicians depend on trade to improve their economy?

• Phoenicia’s geography did not include much farmland or resources, so they used land and sea routes near their location to trade across the Mediterranean Sea and Fertile Crescent.

• Phoenicia’s architecture was falling apart across their cities, so they traded for raw materials to make stronger buildings that could withstand floods.

• Phoenicia’s government demanded large amounts of taxes, so they formed trade alliances around the Mediterranean Sea and Fertile Crescent in order to pay their king.

• Phoenicia’s religion was popular with people across the Mediterranean Sea and Fertile Crescent, so they traded copies of their religious text in exchange for precious metals.

True or False: Cyrus was able to grow and maintain the Persian Empire because he allowed the people he conquered to keep their independent religions and customs.

• True

• False

What type of government is ruled by a single king or queen?

• Monarchy

• Polytheism

• Division of Labor

• Ziggurat

What is a pyramid-shaped temple tower called?

• City-state

• Chariot

• Ziggurat

• Monarchy

What term describes the division of society based on rank or class?

• Irrigation

• Social Hierarchy

• Surplus

• Empire

What is the famous collection of 282 written laws that governed Babylonian society?

• Cuneiform

• Hammurabi’s Code

• Chariot

• Fertile Crescent

What is the method of supplying water to an area of land or crops called?

• Surplus

• Irrigation

• City-state

• Monarchy