Ancient Mesopotamia Civilization Quiz
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What was the period of early settlement in Mesopotamia called?

  • Akkadian period
  • Sumerian period
  • Fertile Crescent period
  • Ubaid period (correct)
  • What was the practice of keeping livestock called in early Mesopotamia?

  • Livestock domestication
  • Animal husbandry (correct)
  • Shepherd culture
  • Cattle farming
  • What was the first place on Earth that developed a writing system?

  • Assyria
  • Akkad
  • Babylonia
  • Sumer (correct)
  • What is the name of the text, written in cuneiform, that codifies all the laws in Babylon?

    <p>Code of Hammurabi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the principle from the Code of Hammurabi that states the punishment for an offense should be identical to the offense itself?

    <p>An eye for an eye</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'Mesopotamia' mean?

    <p>Land of the two rivers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why was Mesopotamia a perfect site for civilization to develop?

    <p>It had two very close rivers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Fertile Crescent named after?

    <p>The shape of arable land arching through the desert</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did people in the Mesopotamia region begin to develop agricultural practices?

    <p>Around 10,000 B.C.E.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What influenced today's legal system and important inventions in human history?

    <p>Civilizations that developed in Mesopotamia</p> Signup and view all the answers

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