Religion
Gender
Class
Geography
Irrigation
100
What is the name of a temple that looks like a step pyramid and is dedicated to a city's patron god?
Ziggurat
100
Which of the following statements are true?
A) All girls attended school.
B) All girls attended primary school, but only some attended middle and high school.
C) Neither boys nor girls attended school.
D) Only girls in the royal family attended school.
D) Only girls in the royal family attended school.
100
List two ways that someone could become enslaved in ancient Mesopotamia.
1. Captured in war
2. Sold into slavery by family to pay off debt
3. Caught breaking the law (criminal)
100
Name the two rivers that Mesopotamia is located between.
Tigris and Euphrates.
100
Irrigation means:
A) Preventing flooding
B) Turning dirty water into clean water
C) Delivering controlled amounts of water to land to help crops grow
D) Domesticating plants and animals
C) Delivering controlled amounts of water to land to help crops grow
200
Polytheism is:
A) The belief that all things are made of water
B) The belief in one god
C) The belief in multiple gods
D) An irrational fear of flooding
C) The belief in multiple gods
200
Marriage in ancient Mesopotamia was decided by
A) The families
B) The government
C) The two people getting married
D) The priests
A) The families
200
List two ways that slaves could be freed.
1. Buy their own freedom
2. Freed after a period of time
3. Run away
200
What does the name Mesopotamia mean?
Between the rivers.
200
List three water control structures.
Canal, aqueduct, dam, cistern, levee.
300
The first dentists and doctors in Mesopotamia were priestesses. True or false?
True
300
Only men could work and serve in the temple. True or false?
False. Daughters of wealthy families could study and work at a temple.
300
Which of the following statements is true?
1. The king was the top leader of the city.
2. Mesopotamians voted for their leaders in elections.
3. The priest was the top leader of the city.
4. Mesopotamians lived in an equal society with no leader.
1. The king was the top leader of the city.
300
What does flooding bring that makes the land fertile?
Silt
300
Rivers in Mesopotamia flooded every:
A) Month
B) Year
C) Ten years
D) Week
B) Year
400
What is one way that temples got involved in the economy (ie. making money)?
1. Ran long distance trade routes
2. Owned one-third of all land
3. Hired much of the city's inhabitants
400
Women in the Sumerian period had less rights compared to women in later periods. True or false?
False.
400
List three groups who were part of the upper class or elite.
Military officers, scribes, royalty, priests and priestesses, wealthy merchants and traders.
400
Mesopotamia is located in a region where the land was especially good for growing crops. What is this region called?
Fertile Crescent
400
What is the name of a ridge or wall built to prevent the overflow of a river?
Levee
500
Inanna was:
A) The goddess of wisdom and fresh water
B) The god of magic and healing
C) The goddess of death and rebirth
D) The goddess of war and desire
D) The goddess of war and desire
500
Women were paid _______ as men for doing the same work.
A) Half as much
B) Twice as much
C) The same
D) Three-quarters as much
A) Half as much
500
Why did the majority of people allow a few people to have so much power?
A) Elites were stronger than everyone else.
B) Elites became rich and powerful by hoarding resources.
C) People gave power to elites in exchange for better organization and protection.
D) Both B and C.
D) Both B and C.
500
What is one way that the houses of commoners were adapted to Mesopotamia's hot climate?
1. The walls were plastered and whitewashed to reflect the heat.
2. Families slept on the roof when it was hot.