Mesopotamia test, Social Studies

Question 1

Mesopotamia

Answer 1

The land between the rivers.

Question 2

Silt

Answer 2

Fine bits of rock and soil that fertilized the land.

Question 3

Cuneiform

Answer 3

The 1st system of writing that meant wedge-shaped symbols.

Question 4

Sargon

Answer 4

Ruler of the world’s 1st empire; the Akkadian empire.

Question 5

Code of Hammurabi

Answer 5

A detailed document that contained 282 laws for every
aspect of life and the punishments if you broke the laws.

Question 6

Scribe

Answer 6

A person skilled in writing.

Question 7

Agriculture

Answer 7

Farming

Question 8

Akkadians

Answer 8

They created the 1st empire. They took control of Mesopotamia.

Question 9

Civilization

Answer 9

A culture with well-developed forms of government, religion,
language, and learning.

Question 10

Fertile Crescent

Answer 10

Fertile land where the first civilization developed. This area today
is known as Iraq.

Question 11

City state

Answer 11

An independent city and the farmland around it.

Question 12

Ziggurat

Answer 12

Huge mud-brick temples.

Question 13

Polytheism

Answer 13

The worshipping of many Gods.

Question 14

Social classes

Answer 14

Society was divided into different groups/rank
according to one’s job or wealth.

Question 15

Empire

Answer 15

Many conquered lands ruled by a single ruler.