Chapter 3 Study Guide Flashcards
What did Mesopotamians make out of gold?
Jewelry and decorative items
Who was the ancient Babylon King who created the earliest code of laws?
Hammurabi
Which Mesopotamian invention had the greatest impact on travel and trade?
The wheel
What is the name of the earliest piece of literature that still survives today?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Which statement describes the influence of Hammurabi’s code?
It provided a legal framework that many other countries used for theirs as well.
Which quotation from Hammurabi’s code best demonstrates the principle of “an eye for an eye?”
“If a man puts out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.”
Why did Hammurabi have copies of his code placed throughout important locations in Babylon?
For public awareness and so everyone knew the rules and laws
How did calendars contribute to growth in cities in ancient Mesopotamia?
They could predict floods, this made farming better and more crops. People could do other jobs.
Which legal principle states that the same set of rules should apply equally to all citizens?
“Equality before the law”
If a man has made the tooth of a man that is his equal to fall out, one shall make his tooth fall out. If he has made the tooth of a poor man fall out, he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver.
This is an example of the Babylonian’s belief that they should do what?
Acknowledge social class distances
Which statement best explains why historians chose the name Mesopotamia for the region where Iraq and eastern Syria are now located?
The land between the rivers
How did ancient Mesopotamians benefit from the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates river?
Fertile soil: more crops, irrigation and growth of cities
What did ancient Mesopotamia have in common with other early civilizations?
A way to keep order with the people
Which development made overland travel and trade easier in ancient Mesopotamia?
The wheel. Then they could use wheeled carts and chariots
Ancient Mesopotamia irrigation systems helped do which of the following?
Provide water for crops during times of droughts
Which of these present-day countries is located where ancient Mesopotamia once existed?
Iraq
The major cities of ancient Mesopotamia were located between …
along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Ancient Mesopotamian traders had connections with traders in
India and Egypt
Which goods would most likely have been transported by water in ancient Mesopotamia?
Grains, timber
The success of ancient Mesopotamia shows the importance of which of these factors for the development of civilization?
Food production
Ancient mesopotamians believed the power of the king came from …
the gods
Which statement best explains why it was uncommon for an ancient Mesopotamian woman to work as a scribe?
They usually didn’t learn to read or write.
Which statement describes a reason why Mesopotamia was often a target of invasions from other civilizations?
They were a rich land. They had rivers and access to trade routes
What was the function of the steps on the side of the ziggurat?
So gods could descend to earth
What of these groups of people had the least amount of power in Mesopotamian society?
Farmers had the least. Enslaved had nothing.
Which of these is the main feature of a patriarchal society?
Men have power in matters of government and family
Which statement best applies to polytheism?
Belief in many gods
The mesopotamian city-state of Sumer was located where?
Along the Euphrates river in the southwestern part of Mesopotamia.
Which statement best describes slavery in ancient Mesopotamia?
They were enslaved because of debt, captured during war, or punishment for their crimes. They could be enslaved of one of several ways.
Which statement best explains why Mesopotamian kings organized the construction of ziggurats?
Because they were very religious monuments and very important.
