Mesopotamia TEST

Question 1

Who was Gilgamesh?

Answer 1

Gilgamesh was a king who went on an adventure to find immortality and to save his best friend.

Question 2

Why was Gilgamesh important?

Answer 2

Gilgamesh was important because he is the base for modern-day heroes.

Question 3

What were some things that the Mesopotamians invented?

Answer 3

Wheel
Board games
Sports
Arches
Battering ram
Glass
Baked brick ovens
Life vests
Instruments
Toys
Calendar
Cuneiform

Question 4

What technology did the Mesopotamians have?

Answer 4

Wheels
Calendars
Lenses
Ovens
Life vests
Writing
Armored cars

Question 5

How did the inventions and technology the Mesopotamians have progress over time?

Answer 5

The inventions and technology the Mesopotamians had have progressed over time because there is a greater variety of games now. The rules, playing figures, and designs have changed as well.

Question 6

What did the Mesopotamians do as part of their religious activities?

Answer 6

As part of their religious activities they buried their dead with all of their belongings.

Question 7

What did a baru do?

Answer 7

A baru interpreted the future based on many different things. They also cured a people.

Question 8

What is a baru?

Answer 8

A baru is a priest who spoke for the gods.

Question 9

What is a ziggurat?

Answer 9

A ziggurat is a building shaped like a stepped pyramid, used as a temple.

Question 10

Why do we use mythology?

Answer 10

We use mythology to tell stories to help us make sense of the world.

Question 11

Who was Abzû?

Answer 11

Abzû is the god of order and freshwater he helps us because we need freshwater to survive.

Question 12

Who was Tiamat?

Answer 12

Tiamat is the god of chaos and saltwater. She is said to have created the Tigris and Euphrates rivers when she died and the tears fell from her face.

Question 13

What did the boys learn?

Answer 13

Wealthy boys learned how to read and write cuneiform.

Question 14

What did the girls learn?

Answer 14

Girls learned cooking, spinning, and household management.

Question 15

how did the mesopotamian society work?

Answer 15

at the top there was kings and their families
then were large land owners, goverment officials, military leaders and priests.
there were merchants, scribes and crafts-people.
below them were farmers, hunters, and herders. and at the lowest level of society there are the enslaved people military captives or citizens who had fallen into dept.

Question 16

Why were seals used?

Answer 16

Seals were used to mark a merchant’s shipment or stamp an official document.

Question 17

What were their houses made of?

Answer 17

Their houses were made of the only abundant material, mud bricks. Some houses were built around a central courtyard.

Question 18

Describe the difference between the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians.

Answer 18

The Sumerians were the first civilization in the Fertile Crescent. Sargon of Akkad conquered all of Mesopotamia. Sumer was overrun by invaders and their region slit into small kingdoms. The Babylonians inherited the culture of the Sumerians. With Hammurabi as their leader, they instituted the Code of Hammurabi. The Assyrians became very powerful using many different things to take over the Babylonians.

Question 19

What were some of the Mesopotamians’ natural resources?

Answer 19

The Mesopotamians had very little stone, wood, and metal, but they had abundant clay.

Question 20

Where was Mesopotamia located?

Answer 20

Mesopotamia was located between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. This area is called the Fertile Crescent.

Question 21

Where was Mesopotamia located?

Answer 21

Mesopotamia was located between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. This area is called the Fertile Crescent.

Question 22

Why was cuneiform invented?

Answer 22

Cuneiform was invented so that they could communicate, keep records, and transmit knowledge.