Which of the following is another name for Mesopotamia
Sumer
Sasanid
Byzantine
Mesopotamia means...
Land of the First People
Between the Rivers
The Fertile Crescent
Which two rivers was Mesopotamia between?
Oman and Aden
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile and Caspian
Which of the following did the Sumerians use to transport water? (There may be more than one correct answer)
Irrigation ditches
Underground tunnels
Aqueducts
Dikes
True or False: Sumerian rule was hereditary.
Which of the following is true about Sumerian government?
One ruling family led all of Mesopotamia, and their officials led the city states
Rulers were elected using a democratic process when the previous ruler died
Each city state had its own ruling family
How were city-state rulers viewed in Sumer?
Servants of the gods
Descendants of the gods
Gods
Which of the following represents the correct order of Mesopotamian social classes? (from highest to lowest)
Ruling family, priests, scribes, officials, merchants, artisans, peasant farmers
Ruling family, officials, priests, scribes, artisans, merchants, peasant farmers
Priests, ruling family, scribes, officials, merchants, peasant farmers, artisans
Who kept records and collected taxes in ancient Sumer?
Peasant Farmers
Merchants
Scribes
True or False, Sumerian religion was monotheistic.
Sumerian religion can be described as anthropomorphic. What does anthropomorphic mean?
Gods are all-knowing and far superior to humans.
Gods have human characteristics.
There are many minor gods who are led by one major god.
What is animism?
Idea of divine force in natural objects
Belief in one god as the only divine power
Concept of animals having divine qualities
Define the term ziggeraut
System of pipes used for irrigation
Tall, pointed hat worn by city state rulers to symbolize royalty
Temple dedicated to city’s main god or goddess
What was the Sumerian form of writing called?
Elamite
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
What does cuneiform mean in Latin?
Written
Carving
Wedge
When was cuneiform invented?
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
4500 BCE
Which empire was Sargon a ruler of?
Babylonian
Akkadian
Which empire had the first professional standing army?
Babalonyian
Which empire was Hammurabi a ruler of?
Which of these empires was the first to create literary works?
Which empire was the first to codify laws?
What is the oldest known code of laws?
Hammurabi's Code
Sargon's Code
Nebuchadnezzar's Code
True or false: Hammurabi's Code was considered divine.
Mark all of the statements that are true of Hammurabi's Code.
They could only be altered by a king.
The laws pertained to men, women, and slaves.
There were 282 laws in the code.
Rulers did not have to follow them, but priests and officials did.
The code was the first written set of laws.
Which of these empires spread knowledge of metal-working?
Assyrian
Hittite
Which empire created elaborate rules for upper class women (similar to the Taliban)?
Which empire created the Hanging Gardens?
Which empire was known for their military strength and strategy?
Which ruler revived Babylon and created the Hanging Gardens?
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Darius
True or False: Under Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian empire never reached its previous strength.
Which ruler divided the Persian empire into provinces?
Sargon
Who or what is Zoroaster?
A new religion created by the Persians
A Persian king
The capital province of the Persian empire
Who was the main deity of Zoroaster?
Allah
Ahiram
Ahura Mazda
Who was the evil deity of Zoroaster?
