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Study Questions
Are these statements True or False?
The Fertile Crescent had many trees.
Polytheism a religion with 1 god
Mesopotamia was made up of farmers
and everyone was equal
Wealthy Merchants were at the top of
the social pyramid.
Mesopotamia means the land between
2 rivers
Wood was the most used resource in
Mesopotamia.
Sumerian’s believed in 1 god.
If your wife can not produce children
for you, you have the right to have
children with another woman
If you cut off someone's finger off by
mistake they do not have the right to
cut one of your fingers off as well.
Mesopotamia meant land between 2
mountains
Mesopotamia’s land was best used for
hunting and gathering
The world's first written language was
discovered in Egypt
Cuneiform was the first written
language
Priests and Kings were both on the
same level in the social pyramid of
Mesopotamia
Slaves were at the bottom of the
Mesopotamian Social Structure
The Tigris and Euphrates river are the
main rivers in Mesopotamia
Please be able to define the following Terms in at least 2 sentences:
Ziggurat
Cuneiform
Fertile Crescent
Hammurabi’s Code
Scribe
Surplus
Floodplain
Lugal
Irrigation
Agriculture
Polytheism
King
Semiarid
Silt
Mesopotamia
Stylus
Multiple Choice:
Hamarambe’s Code could be explained as:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Law and Order
Eye for a Leg
Guilty until proven innocent
Eye for an Eye
Who would be considered a member of the working class?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Merchant
King
Farmer
General
Who was at the top of Mesopotamian society?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Slaves
God
King
Priest
How was Clay used in Mesopotamia?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Making Tablets
Writing
Pots
All of the above
What are the 3 main Mesopotamian cities called?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Madagascar Israel and Sumer
Sumer Babylonia Assyria
Assyria Tigris and Euphrates
Tigris, Euphrates, Fraser
The following were inventions that originated from Mesopotamia
A.
B.
C.
D.
The thermometer, fire, the axe
The sundial, written laws, the wheel
The hammer, shovel, the bucket
Writing, irrigation, fire
Which of the following was Not a trait of Mesopotamian’s society?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Advanced Technology
Advanced Cities
Advanced Transportation
Specialized jobs
What does Polytheism mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
belief of the most powerful god
A religious holiday
Belief of many gods
An ancient Mesopotamian invention
If you were a doctor and caused your patient to die, what was your punishment
A.
B.
C.
D.
Cut his/her throat
Cut off fingers
Cut off ear
Forehead is branded
What was the most popular method Mesopotamians used to acquire food?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
Farming
Domesticating animals
Irrigation
Hunting gathering
Magic
A&E
ABC
Mesopotamia means, “the land between two rivers”. Which two rivers are the referencing?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Fraser and Tiger
Euphrates and Mississippi
Euphrates and Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Fraser and Pitt
What was irrigation used for?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Farming
Controlling Water
Preventing floods
Getting water to people in the village faster
All of the above
None of the above
The building in the center of a city was ____________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Castle
Ziggurat
Lugal
Semiarid
Short Answers: Please answer in 2-3 sentences. (3 marks per question)
A. What is irrigation and why was this important to Mesopotamians?
B. What is cuneiform and why was this important to Mesopotamians?
C. What was the Fertile Crescent and why was it important for Mesopotamia?
D. What was special about Hammurabi’s Code?
E. How did specialized jobs arise in Mesopotamia?
F. What was the significance of Mesopotamian’s having a written record?
Long Answer Questions: Please answer in 4-5 sentences (5 marks)
What were the 5 Traits needed for Mesopotamia to become the first civilization?
Please explain the impact that geography had on the creation of the first
civilization.
Explain the importance and uses of cuneiform in Mesopotamia.