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What is the meaning of the term Mesopotamia?
a) Fertile land
b) Messy land
c) Land between two rivers.
d) Land with a lot of war and conflict.

What problems did irrigation or the use of man made canals and lakes solve for the Mesopotamian people?
a) invasions
b) flooding and drought
c) warring
d) trading

The temple that was built in the center of each city sate is called ___________.
a) irrigation
b) silt
c) cuneiform
d) ziggurat

What was the writing system that the Mesopotamians used to keep track of records?
a) cuneiform
b) scribes
c) clay tablets
d) Hammurabi's Code of Laws

What is the meaning of the word empire?
a) temple to honor the head god
b) form of writing used in Mesopotamia
c) an area of land with its own government
d) many different lands under one ruler

In ancient Mesopotamia, who went to school to learn how to write in cuneiform?
a) Only girls
b) All boys and girls
c) only wealthy boys
d) they learned at home, there was no school

Who was famous for creating the first Code of Law?
a) Sargon
b) The Assyrians
c) Nebuchandnezzer
d) Hammurabi

What is polytheism?
a) the belief in Islam
b) belief in many gods or goddesses
c) belief in one god
d) the belief in religion

Which of the following was an achievement passed down by the Mesopotamians?
a) a Code of Law
b) at the 60 second minute and 60 minute hour
c) the wagon wheel
d) all of the above

Why did many people want to settle in Mesopotamia?
a) treasure
b) the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were beautiful
c) It had a code of law
d) it had rich fertile land

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