Log in
Sign up for FREE
arrow_back
Library

M_Unit #2: Mesopotamia

star
star
star
star
star
Last updated over 1 year ago
25 questions
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Required
1
Question 24
24.

What Phoenician achievement do we directly benefit from today?

Required
1
Question 1
1.

a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks

Question 2
2.

a system of supplying water to an area of land

Question 3
3.

What main bodies of water surrounded Mesopotamia?

Question 4
4.

Why is Mesopotamia often referred to as the 'Fertile Crescent'?

Question 5
5.

What physical features determined where cities develpoped in Mesopotamia?

Question 6
6.

What does Mesopotamia mean?

Question 7
7.

Use the map. Which body of water do the rivers of Mesopotamia dump into?

Question 8
8.

What danger do the two rivers pose to Mesopotamia?

Question 9
9.

How were the city-states of Sumer designed?

Question 10
10.

the belief in or worship of many gods

Question 11
11.

a pyramid-like temple built by the Mesopotamian people, dedicated to their gods

Question 12
12.

What did the Mesopotamian people believe about their gods?

Question 13
13.

What role did priests play in Mesopotamian society?

Question 14
14.

Who were considered the lowest class in Mesopotamian society?

Question 15
15.

Which group in Mesopotamian society was tasked with trade and commerce?

Question 16
16.

What is the name of the system of writing the Sumerians created?

Question 17
17.

What did the Sumerians used a stylus to write on?

Question 18
18.

a land with different territories and peoples under a single rule

Question 19
19.

a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life, the world's first written code of law

Question 20
20.

long poem that tells the story of a hero or legendary figure in ancient times

Question 21
21.

Who made the world's first empire?

Question 22
22.

Who wrote the world's first code of law? (Although it was a little unfair to certain people groups...)

Question 23
23.

The Phoenicians exported cedar trees, purple dye and ivory that was popular all over the surrounding regions. Using the map as a resource, through which body of water did the Phoenicians conduct most of their trade?

Question 25
25.

The Assyrians were known for being skilled in which of the following areas?