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

Question 4

The ancient Sumerians modified their environment to increase food production by

digging irrigation canals

building terraces

burning undergrowth in 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.

Question 6

Mesopotamian geography included all of the following except:

marshland

rivers

Question 7

People ate clay for food

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
People ate clay for food		House of Dust
Waged shape writing

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