Meso 1
Mesopotamia is located between which two rivers?
Euphrates & Tigris
What did Mesopotamians build to protect themselves from attack?
Walls around the city-states
Sumerians believed in many gods. This is called...
What is Hammurabi most remembered for?
The word "Mesopotamia" means...
Land between two rivers
The area that used to be called Mesopotamia is now called...
Iraq
What was the purpose of a written code of law?
a) to make social classes equal
b) to establish known laws and consequences
c) to allow laws to be changed more easily
b) to establish known laws and consequences
Which of the following Wonders of the Ancient World is associated with Mesopotamia?
a) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
b) The statue of Zeus
c) The Great Pyramid of Giza
a) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
What is Sargon most remembered for?
a) being a hero in an epic
b) establishing the first written laws
c) creating the world's first empire
c) creating the world's first empire
Which word means "More than what is needed?"
a) silt
b) suburb
c) surplus
c) surplus
What did Mesopotamians invent to make farming easier?
a) irrigation ditches
b) cuneiforms
c) ziggurats
a) irrigation ditches
What is the form of Mesopotamian writing that used wedged-shaped symbols and was drawn on clay tablets?
Cuneiform
What was the basis of Mesopotamian economy?
a) writing
b) monotheism
c) farming
d) cuneiform
c) farming
Hummurabi's Code is often referred to as...
a) "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"
b) "karma"
c) "what goes around, comes around"
What is a scribe?
A person who writes cuneiform
Which environmental factor had the most positive affect on human farming?
a) Desert climate provided great deal of sun
b) Large forests were available
c) Silt was deposited by the rivers
C - Silt was deposited by the rivers
Why did Mesopotamians build ziggurats?
a) it was a place for kings to live
b) it was a location to use as temples
c) it was a place for surplus crops
b) it was a location to use as temples
How did clay impact people in Mesopotamia?
Clay had a positive impact on people because it allowed them to create bricks, which they used for creating buildings.
Clay had a positive impact on people because it allowed them to create tablets for cuneiforms, which people used to communicate with each other.
Clay had a positive impact on people because it allowed them to create pottery, such as bowls and cups. This helped them carry their resources.
Which empire was most known for their iron weapons and brutal armies?
a) assyrian
b) akkadian
c) babylonian
a) Assyrian
Gilgamesh was a legendary hero written in what type of literature?
a) song
b) novel
c) epic
c) epic
How did fertile soil impact humans in a positive way?
It allowed for rich soil to grow a surplus of food. People were able to do other jobs other than farm.
Mesopotamians are considered to be from ancient history and NOT from prehistory because:
a) they invented fire
b) they were nomads
c) they had developed a writing system
c) they had developed a writing system
What were two inventions of ancient Mesopotamians? How did they change life for Mesopotamians?
Cuneiform - allowed people to have written proof of records (marriage contracts, taxes, etc.) which made life more fair for people.
Cuneiform - written epics provided entertainment for people.
irrigation - brought more water to dry areas which provided more food for people.
armies - conquered empires or protected empires so people could have a better life or be more protected.
Hammurabi's Code - provided laws and consequences to help make life more fair for people.
Cities - provided security for people, allowed them to rely on each other.
Wheel - allowed people to transport goods to trade with other areas.
Math/Astrology - sun dial, 7 days in a week, etc. helped manage time for work, leisure, prayer
How did rivers have a positive or negative affect on people of Mesopotamia?
Rivers had a negative affect on the people of Mesopotamia because sometimes they would flood and ruin their crops or wash away their buildings.
Rivers had a positive affect on people of Mesopotamia because when the rivers would flood, they would leave a layer of silt behind which helped crops grow.
The word that describes the lay-out of Mesopotamian cities as self-governing areas is called:
a) city-states
b) provinces
c) empires
a) city-states