Social Structure
True or False: Farmers; craftsmen; critians; and fishermen were the highest class of Mesopotamia.
False: Kings; Nobles, Priests, and wealthy land owners are the highest class
Polytheistic means to ______
A. Worship multiple Gods/Deities
B. Worship only one God/Deity.
C. Worship at least 12 Gods/Deities
A. Worship multiple Gods/Deities
What does Mesopotamia actually mean?
A. Land Between the rivers
B. It doesn't mean anything
C. It means "old cities" in Greek
D. It means "Hammurabi's Code" translated 3 times.
A. Land between the rivers
Describe how the economy of Mesopotamia was like.
(multiple answers)
In Mesopotamia, they had something called _________, not one full city.
A. States
B. City-States
C. Countries
B. City-States
Mesopotamia created the ____ to allow traveling, transportation, and more.
True or False:
Monotheistic means to worship only one God.
True
What were ziggurats?
They were old temples in which people could pray to their God's and/or deities.
What did trade base off of?
A. Gems and Ores
B. Agriculture
C. Weapons and Armor
B. Agriculture
The Middle class was called:
A. Kings
B. Slaves
C. Farmers
C. Farmers
Mesopotamia created _______ to show that what comes around, goes around. A form of harsh punishment.
The Hammurabi's Code
In Mesopotamia, people worshipped ____
A. Only one God.
B. More than one God.
C. All of the above.
C. All of the above.
What is Cuneiform?
It is the first written language.
A. It was poor and crumbling.
B. It was average and alright.
C. It was pretty high and wealthy.
C or B
1.) Slaves/servant Farmers were given the lowest class.
True.
A long time ago, Mesopotamia created the ________ to allow records, speeches, and more.
first written language
People in Mesopotamia often sacrificed things like pets, food, goods, and even people.
False: No written document supports the theory that people in Mesopotamia sacrificed anything.
What was the legend of which a story about a king was told in Mesopotamia?
The Epic Of Gilgamesh
What did the Mesopotamian's trade base off of?
A. Agriculture
B. Salts and fine spices
C. Nothing
A. Agriculture
True or False?
2). Kings had the Middle class, full of luxury furniture and fresh drinks. While Farmers had the lowest class, being served only dust and rocks. Slaves, however, were given the highest class, due to their hard work.
False.
True or False: Mesopotamia created the first ever working spear in 5500 B.C that went on to inspire fishing poles, weapons, and was deemed an artifact.
False: Mesopotamia did not create the first ever working spear.
What does Tonotheistic mean?
A. It is not a word.
B. It means to worship multiple Gods.
C. It means to worship thousands of Gods.
A. It is not a word
I made it up :)
What was the importance of Akkad?
Akkad conquered and unified the city-states of the Sumerians; first unified empire
Did class matter in Mesopotamia? If so, explain how.
(multiple answers)