This document contains 50 multiple choice questions about early civilizations in Mesopotamia, along with their answers. The questions cover topics such as how early people settled along rivers, Hammurabi's Code of Laws, the class structure in ancient Mesopotamia, irrigation allowing for agriculture, and Sumerian culture including their economy, writing system, religion, and jobs of scribes. The questions also address empires like those of Sargon and Nebuchadnezzar, cities states, and cultural aspects including astronomy, the Fertile Crescent region, and Hammurabi's Code of Laws posted on a stele.

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3. Question 1 - 10
•Around which
natural landform did
the early people
settle?

4. Answer 1 – 10
•Rivers

5. Question 1 - 20
•Which of the 6
components of culture
would Hammurabi’s
Code of Laws be
considered?

6. Answer 1 – 20
•Politics

7. Question 1 - 30
•Which class of people
in ancient
Mesopotamia had the
largest population of
people?

8. Answer 1 – 30
•The Middle
Class

9. Question 1 - 40
•What technological
advancement allowed
agriculture to develop in
the River Valley
Civilizations?

10. Answer 1 – 40
•Irrigation

11. Question 1 - 50
•Why was
Hammurabi’s Code
of Laws so
important?

12. Answer 1 – 50
•It established the
world’s first
written code of
law

13. Question 2 - 10
•On what was the
early people’s
economy based?

14. Answer 2 – 10
•Farming

15. Question 2 - 20
•Which form of
government has
religious leaders as the
heads of their
government?

16. Answer 2 – 20
•Theocracy

17. Question 2 - 30
•The Epic of Gilgamesh
is an example of
literature from which
civilization?

18. Answer 2 – 30
•Mesopotamia

19. Question 2 - 40
•A Sumerian
temple that is
pyramid shaped is
called?

20. Answer 2 – 40
•Ziggurat

21. Question 2 - 50
•The few Sumerians
who learned how to
write were called?

22. Answer 2 – 50
•Scribes

23. Question 3 - 10
•The Sumerian Government
had a surplus of grain
which allowed them to
trade for other goods they
needed, what type of
economy is this?

24. Answer 3 – 10
•Barter
economy

25. Question 3 - 20
•What type of writing is
this?

26. Answer 3 – 20
•Cuneiform

27. Question 3 - 30
•In order for
government to
develop people had to
develop?

28. Answer 3 – 30
•Cities

29. Question 3 - 40
•Were all people
treated equally
under Hammurabi’s
Code?

30. Answer 3 – 40
•No people from
wealthier social
classes were
treated better

31. Question 3 - 50
•What type of
religion was there in
Mesopotamia?

32. Answer 3 – 50
•Polytheistic

33. Question 4 - 10
•Who was the king of the
Akkadians who conquered
all of Mesopotamia and
created the world’s first
empire?

34. Answer 4 – 10
•Sargon

35. Question 4 - 20
•What are the two
rivers located in
Mesopotamia?

36. Answer 4 – 20
•Tigris and
Euphrates Rivers

37. Question 4 - 30
•A city with its surrounding
farmland with its own
government, military, and
laws is called?

38. Answer 4 – 30
•City-State

39. Question 4 - 40
•Who built the ancient
world wonder, the
Hanging Gardens of
Babylon, for his
homesick wife?

40. Answer 4 – 40
•Nebuchadnezzar

41. Question 4 - 50
•What is this?

42. Answer 4 – 50
•Cylinder
Seal

43. Question 5 - 10
•A group of many
lands under one
ruler is called an?

44. Answer 5 – 10
•Empire

45. Question 5 - 20
•The astronomers of
Babylon mapped
what?

46. Answer 5 – 20
•The stars and
planets

47. Question 5 - 30
•Mesopotamia is in a
region known as the
Fertile Crescent due to
the abundance of what
particular item?

48. Answer 5 – 30
•Silt

49. Question 5 - 40
•Job specialization
was a direct result
of?

50. Answer 5 – 40
•Increased food
supply

51. Question 5 - 50
• What is this?

52. Answer 5 – 50
•Hammurabi’s
Code of Laws
posted on a stone
pillar, a Stele