Mesopotamia Test Review
Mesopotamia Test Review
Means “Land between the
rivers”
What is the dividing of the
population into groups with
different levels of importance
called?
Name 3 similarities between
the Code of Hammurabi and
the 10 Commandments.
Why is imperial administration
important?
What did a king need to do in
order to be considered
effective?
Who wanted some sleep so
decided to flood the world?
What was the scattering of the
Jews called?
Who gave Hammurabi the
code of law?
How was Judaism different
than other religions in the
Middle East?
What is a prophet?
Which civilization created the
360 day calendar?
Which civilization created the
360 day calendar?
I conquered Lugalzagissi and
then battled many city-states
in order to rule sumer.
A group of lands ruled by one
government
Why is Moses considered a
prophet?
Why is the “fertile crescent” no
longer fertile? Give four
reasons.
Provide detail for three of
those reasons.
Which Mesopotamian ruler
was known for his brutality?
Whose descendants became
the Israelites?
Name two ways that the
people of Mesopotamia
changed their environment to
make it a good place to live.
How did Hammurabi use
rivers to increase his power?
Which civilization was the first
to have imperial
administration?
Which civilization invented the
60 minute hour?
Perhaps the earliest system of
writing, it uses a series of
wedges
Why are libraries an important
invention?
Who is Anu?
What is a covenant?
Why was the position of scribe
so powerful?
Which civilization invented the
sailboat?
Where did government issued
coined money originate?
What was Gilgamesh
searching for?
Name three differences
between the Code of
Hammurabi and the Ten
Commandments.
Why was written langauge
started?
Who killed the Bull of Heaven
and Humbuba?
Why is writing an important
invention?
Why is the wheel an important
invention?
The belief in many gods and
goddesses
I am the father of all Gods
Although I was cruel, I was a
good ruler because I
appointed governors to help
me rule the vast empire
What are the first five books of
the Hebrew Bible called?
What are the four aspects of
civilization?
Where did the alphabet come
from?
Who is aruru?
Who led the Jews out of
Egypt?
Who was the first to have a
standing army?
Why have items from the iraqi
museum in baghdad gone
missing?
What could have been done to
prevent this?
Which Mesopotamian kings
do we only know of through
legend?
In his covenant with Abraham,
what did God promise?
God sent me the 10
Commandments and the
Torah.
What is the exchange of one
good or service for another
called?
According to the epic of
Gilgamesh, what should you
do to make sure you have a
good life in the afterworld?
Utnapishtim overheard
__________ telling the wall of
his reed hut about the
upcoming flood.
How was the Phoenician
alphabet better than
cuneiform?
What is the name of the Sun
God?
Who is considered a prophet
of the Jews, Christians and
Muslims?
Who invented aqueducts?
Which civilization got rich from
their trade in purple dye?
Who is considered the father
of the Jews, Christians and
Muslims?
Which civilization is known for
their war technology?
One of the Major themes of
Gilgamesh is that love makes
us better people. Name 2
relationships that did that and
explain how. (double Pts)
A long period without water
A written collection of laws
that apply to the people ruled
by one government
Belief in one god
A raised waterway that carries
fresh water from one area to
another