Ancient Civilizations Final Review

What two rivers were most important to ancient Mesopotamia?

• Nile and Amazon

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Indus and Ganges

• Huang He and Yangtze

What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?

• Land of pyramids

• Between the rivers

• Desert region

• Land of gods

What was the writing system of ancient Mesopotamia?

• Hieroglyphics

• Sanskrit

• Cuneiform

• Alphabet

Which Mesopotamian ruler created one of the first written legal codes?

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Hammurabi

• Cyrus

• Ashurbanipal

What was the purpose of a ziggurat?

• Storage facility

• Royal palace

• Step pyramid temple

• School

What type of government did Sumerians have?

• Democracy

• Republic

• City-state monarchy

• Empire

Which civilization conquered Mesopotamia and created the first empire?

• Babylonians

• Assyrians

• Akkadians

• Persians

Which invention is Mesopotamia credited with?

• The compass

• The wheel

• Concrete

• Gunpowder

What did the Mesopotamians use for writing?

• Pens

• Paper

• Clay tablets

• Animal skin

Which of these was a major city in ancient Mesopotamia?

• Thebes

• Athens

• Ur

• Rome