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Babylonian ruler that was a great law maker.
a) Hammurabi
b) Enkidu
c) Enlil
d) Gilgamesh
In the Babylonian creation myth where did the Tigris and Euphrates river come from?
a) Gilgamesh
b) Enkidu
c) Tiamat
d) Lamassu
Who guarded the tablets of destiny in the myth?
a) Lamassu
b) Enkidu
c) Enlil
d) Gilgamesh
Skilled workers who made things out of metal, cloth or pottery
a) artisans
b) slaves
c) merchants
d) nomads
Which invention was a Sumerian invention
a) stone tools
b) the wheel
c) fire
d) roman numerals
Who was in charge of the irrigation of water in Sumer?
a) farmers
b) government
c) slaves
d) warriors
Sumerians worshipped over 3000 gods making them
a) monotheistic
b) polytheistic
c) Christians
d) Egyptian
The average middle class person in Sumer was a
a) government leader
b) priest
c) slave
d) farmer
What is needed in order for people to have specialized jobs?
a) extra food
b) writing
c) priests
d) irrigation system
What was the main reason for writing development?
a) write history
b) create laws
c) keep track of trade
d) keep track of farming techniques
Who worked in the ziggurats?
a) Military
b) Priests
c) Kings
d) Merchants
In which modern region is Mesopotamia located?
a) Middle East
b) North America
c) Europe
d) South Africa
What is Hammurabi most famous for?
a) His Law Code
b) Inventing Writing
c) Hanging Gardens of Babylon
d) Creating a Ziggurat
Where in the world were the first civilizations?
a) In South Africa
b) Italy
c) Fertile Crescent
d) Crete
Sumerians exported what resource?
a) Trees
b) Metal
c) Gold
d) Grain
In the Sumerian creation story why did the gods create man?
a) to build temples
b) to provide them with food
c) to create writing
d) to build civilizations
In the Epic of Gilgamesh...
a) Enkidu and Gilgamesh brought trees back to their city
b) Enkidu was killed by Humbaba
c) Gilgamesh became an immoral god
d) Enkidu and Gilgamesh fought over the jewels
What city was the wealthiest and most popular city state in Mesopotamia?
a) Babylon
b) Uruk
c) Ur
d) Nippur
Where is the Fertile Crescent located?
a) Between the Red Sea and Indian Ocean
b) Along the Nile River
c) Between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
d) In the North of Africa
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