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Mesopotamia
Formation of a complex society
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"the land between the rivers"
Mesopotamia means...
100
Priests and priestesses ruled temple communities with large incomes and staff. True or false?
True
100
The Hebrews were lead by _____ to Palestine.
Abraham lead a group of Hebrews to Palestine in 1850 B.C.E.
100
Indo-Europeans originated in...
in steppes of central Asia; around 4500-2500 B.C.E.
100
In Hammurabi’s code, one can find laws A) with punishments that differ according to social class. B) that prescribe the death penalty. C) regulating commercial transactions, wages, and prices. D) relying on the principle of retaliation. E) All these answers are correct.
E) All these answers are correct.
200
What rivers does Mesopotamia lie between?
Valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates
200
Hammurabi's code forced women to... (hint: think dress code)
Wear a veil
200
Monotheism is...
belief in the existence of one god
200
Indo-Europeans were very successful with the domesticated...(hint: chariots)
horses
200
Which of the following peoples did NOT rule a Mesopotamian empire? A) the Assyrians B) the Hittites C) the Jews D) the Chaldeans E) the Akkadians
C) the Jews
300
Cities first emerged in Mesopotamia in the year...
4000 B.C.E
300
Hammurabi's code established a _______ society.
patriarchal
300
The Jewish book of holy scriptures is the...
Torah
300
A group of Indo-Europeans, the Hittites, conquered what Mesopotamian empire in 1595 B.C.E?
Babylonian empire
300
Which of the following was the latest invention? A) bronze metallurgy B) the wheel C) ships D) iron metallurgy E) the chariot
D) iron metallurgy
400
Of the following empires, which was not located in Mesopotamia? Assyrian Empire, Mauryan Empire, Babylonian Empire
Mauryan empire... (India)
400
The Mesopotamian writing style that become a standard is called...
Cuneiform
400
Who conquered the cities of Israel in the north and Judah the in south and destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E.?
The Assyrians
400
List two places Indo-Europeans migrated to:
Greece, Italy, central Europe, western Europe, Britain
400
Which of the following was NOT a form of written documentation from Mesopotamia? A) commercial and taxation documents B) instructions on mummification of bodies C) documents on astronomy and mathematics D) epic literature E) None of these answers is correct; all were written documents from Mesopotamia.
B) instructions on mummification of bodies
500
The king of Babylon from 1792-1750 B.C.E. was...?
Hammurabi
500
The Epic of _____ is an epic poem from Mesopotamia. It is amongst the earliest surviving works of literature.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
500
The Phoenicians developed the first early version of the...
alphabetical script
500
Indo-Europeans who migrated to Iran and India were called the...
Aryans
500
Which of the following was NOT an area to which the Indo-Europeans migrated? A) east and southeast Asia B) western Europe and the British Isles C) India and Iran D) Anatolia (modern Turkey) E) None of these is a correct answer, because they migrated from all of these places.
A) east and southeast Asia