Mesopotamia 1
What does "Mesopotamia" mean in Greek?
a) Fertile farmland
b) The land between two rivers
c) Land of many rivers
d) Ancient civilization
The land between two rivers
What was Cuneiform?
a) A type of government
b) The first form of money
c) The world's earliest writing system
d) A religious ritual
The world's earliest writing system
Is a cuneiform tablet containing Hammurabi's laws considered what type of source?
primary
Which came first? Hammurabi's law code (1750 BCE) or building of the Hanging Gardens (600 BCE)?
Hammurabi's law code (1750 BCE)
Which two rivers formed the boundaries of Mesopotamia?
a) Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
b) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
c) Amazon and Mississippi Rivers
d) Nile and Jordan Rivers
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What was a ziggurat?
a) A type of weapon used by the Assyrians
b) A stepped pyramid temple dedicated to a patron god
c) The first form of writing
d) A system of irrigation canals
A stepped pyramid temple dedicated to a patron god
If you found a clay tablet with a record of grain sales from ancient Ur, this would tell you most about
a) Religious beliefs of the Sumerians
b) Economic activities and trade
c) Military conquest strategies
d) Political structure of city-states
economic activities and trade
Which came first? Agricultural Revolution or Hammurabi's Code of Law?
Agricultural Revolution
The world's first civilization developed in which region?
a) Sumer
b) Akkad
c) Egypt
d) Assyria
Sumer
Who created the world's first empire by conquering Sumer around 2350 BCE?
Sargon of Akkad
When analyzing the relief showing King Tukulti-Ninurta making an offering to the gods, what can we conclude about Mesopotamian civilization?
a) Kings were considered equal to common people
b) Religion played an important role in government
c) Art was not important to ancient peoples
d) Art was not important to ancient peoples
Religion
The world's first civilization developed in which region?
a) Sumer
b) Akkad
c) Egypt
d) Assyria
Sumer
Hammurabi is most famous for
a) Building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
b) Conquering the Persian Empire
c) Inventing cuneiform writing
d) Creating the first written law code
Creating the first written law code
The Persian Empire was known for:
a) Harsh treatment of conquered peoples
b) Tolerance and allowing local customs
c) Building the first cities
d) Inventing the wheel
Tolerance and allowing local customs
The Fertile Crescent got its name because what?
It was shaped like a crescent moon and had fertile soil
Which empire was known for its cruel military tactics and iron weapons? Cyrus the Great or Sargon of Akkad?
Sargon of Akkad
The Phoenicians were most known for
a) Their powerful military
b) Building ziggurats
c) Sea trading and their alphabet
d) Establishing the first democracy
Sea trading and their alphabet
Approximately how many years passed between the beginning of farming (9800 BCE) and the emergence of Sumer as the first civilization (3500 BCE)?
6,300 years
Silt deposited by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers was important because it:
a) Made the land difficult to farm
b) Created natural barriers against enemies
c) Enriched the soil for agriculture
d) Provided materials for building
Enriched soil for agriculture
Why was The Epic of Gilgamesh important?
a) The first written laws
b) Religious ceremonies
c) The world's oldest known story
d) Military strategies
It's the world's oldest known story