What was a city-state?
Basis of Mesopotamian government
A small area surrounding a larger, more developed city
Indicator to why Mesopotamia never developed a solid form of government.
All of the above
Who was the chief god of the Babylonians?
Hammurabi
Indra
Marduk
Ra
Where did the Babylonians get their time system?
They invented it themselves
From the Egyptians
From the Sumerians
From the Assyrians
What did hieroglyphics look like?
Like pictures
Like lots of short lines or bird foot-prints
Like our letters
Like mathematical symbols
Mesopotamian ziggurats were considered to be the:
place for public worship.
dwelling places for the gods.
rest place of priests.
All the above
How many months did the Babylonian year have?
Ten
Twelve
Twenty-four
Fifteen
Name the wedge-shaped system of writing that developed in Mesopotamia?
Hieroglyphics.
Cuneiform
Sanskrit.
Which amoung the following is true about the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
One of the original Seven Wonders of the World.
Built by King NebuchadnezzarII.
Consisted of elaborate architecture and engineering.
All the above.
Name the major rivers in Mesopotamia?
Nile and Euphrates
Tigris and Mediterranean
Nile and Tigris
Tigris and Euphrates
The terms "Mesopotamia" is derived from which language?
French
Arab
Greek
Roman
