Transcript Question #1

Question #1
What are the two rivers that
surround Mesopotamia?
A. Nile and Euphrates
B. Tigris and Jordan
C. Euphrates and Tigris
D. Jordan and Nile
Question #2
A system of government based on
land-owners and tenants in which
a lord owned all the land while
vassals & serfs farmed it is . .
A. tyranny
B. monarchy
C. oligarchy
D. feudalism
Question #3
Which of the following groups would
be right under the king in the social
structure of Mesopotamia?
A. priests, landowners & government
officials
B. merchants, artisans, farmers &
fishers
C. slaves
D. queen and children of the king
Question #4
Which of the following would
NOT be something a scribe would
record?
A. amount of crops for taxing
B. Items for bartering (trading)
C. their daily activities for fun
D. laws passed by the king
Question #5
What was the purpose of the
100 steps on the outside of the
ziggurat?
A. for the Gods to use to climb down to
earth
B. for the people to reach the heavens
C. for the priests to go to the temple on
top
D. for decoration of their temple