Unit 2 - Mesopotamian Quiz 1
Complete the following questions by selecting the best answer for each question.
Question 1
The geography and/or environment of Mesopotamia was…
Question 2
The name “Mesopotamia” comes from its location, which was…
Question 3
Why were early Sumerian communities/villages called city-states?
Question 4
What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?
Question 5
How did the Mesopotamians solve the problem of food shortages in the Zagros Foothills?
Question 6
One factor that made farming difficult in Sumer was…
Question 7
What was the main purpose of the irrigation systems of canals, dams and reservoirs?
Question 8
Why was silt a problem for Sumer?
Question 9
A society has a stable food supply if:
Question 10
What is a social structure?
Question 11
Which Sumerian social class would most likely live in a large two-story house near the King and the city's center?
Question 12
Farmers were treated well by the upper social classes. True or False.
Question 13
Which Sumerian religious belief about the king helped keep people in order?
Question 14
Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
Question 15
What was a Ziggurat?
Question 16
What was the first or earliest empire to control Mesopotamia?
Question 17
What was the final empire to control Mesopotamia?
Question 18
Hammurabi of the Babylonian Empire is best known for creating the Code of Laws. True or False.
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