Mesopotamia & Egypt Review - Unit 3: Ancient Mesopotamia

What does Mesopotamia mean?

• Land between rivers

• City of gold

• Mountain of fire

• Valley of kings

• Desert of the sun

Who was the ruler of Babylon?

• Hammurabi

• Julius Caesar

• Akbar

• Cleopatra

What writing system did Mesopotamians use?

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Latin Alphabet

• Hangul

The ________________________ Crescent provided rich soil for farming.

• Fertile

• Desert

• Rocky

• Frozen

Sargon formed the first ____________________________.

• Empire

• City-State

• Dynasty

• Republic

Irrigation helped Mesopotamian farmers by:

• providing a steady supply of water to crops

• making the soil less fertile

• reducing the amount of land available for farming

• causing frequent floods

The rivers Tigris and Euphrates impacted civilization by:

• Providing water for agriculture and enabling the growth of early cities.

• Creating natural barriers that isolated civilizations.

• Serving as trade routes for distant empires only.

• Causing frequent droughts that hindered settlement.

Ziggurats were important because they were:

• places of worship in ancient Mesopotamia

• types of ancient weapons

• forms of government

• ancient writing systems

The Code of Hammurabi was significant because:

• It established one of the earliest written legal codes.

• It was the first form of democracy.

• It abolished all forms of punishment.

• It promoted complete equality among all citizens.

Writing was important in Mesopotamian society because it allowed for:

• recording laws and transactions

• building large monuments

• farming more efficiently

• creating new religions