Mesopotamian Unit Quiz (30 points)

Last updated over 5 years ago

11 questions

Mesopotamian Unit Quiz (30 points)

Last updated over 5 years ago

11 questions

Question 1

Enlil was

The king of Ur

A type of priest

The god of floods

Loving to the people

Question 2

A ziggurat

Was a type of steel found in China

Was a type of slave brought from the mountains

Was the god of snakes in Mesopotamia

None of the above

Question 3

Irrigation was important because

It created more surplus food

It gave slaves something to do

Occurred naturally when water flowed uphill

Was actually not that important

It made the gods happy

Question 4

The ancient Sumerians modified their environment to increase food production by

digging irrigation canals

building terraces

burning undergrowth in forests

developing cuneiform

removing rain forests

Question 5

“If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out. If he has knocked out the teeth of a plebeian (commoner), he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver.”. . . — Code of Hammurabi
Which statement is supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi’s code of laws?

Law sometimes distinguishes between social classes.

Fines are preferable to physical punishment.

All men are equal under the law.

Violence must always be punished with violence.

The Code of Hammurabi was written by Moses.

Question 6

Mesopotamian geography included all of the following except:

marshland

rivers

mountains

snakes

rich soil

Question 7

People ate clay for food

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
People ate clay for food		House of Dust
Waged shape writing		Code of Hammurabi
temples		cuneiform
Protection from snakes		Amulets
Said to be given by the gods		ziggurats

Question 8

Most people were peasants

True

False

Question 9

Calories are bad

True

False

Question 10

10.

Irrigation led to the development of math

True

False

Question 11

11.

There was constant warfare between the city-states

True

False