Mesopotamian Bronze Age Civilizations

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1. What are the two elements that combine to form the alloy that results in bronze? iron and copper copper and tin tin and iron copper and carbon

2. What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean? the fertile crescent the first cities the highland plains the land between rivers

3. Which modern country contains a most of Mesopotamia? Iraq Egypt Iran Turkey

4. Mesopotamia was the first civilization to develop a system of writing. What was it called? cuneiform Hieroglyphs coptic refief bas refief

5. There were two major languages spoken by the Bronze Age Mesopotamian one was Sumerian, the other was______? Akkadian Greek Latin Egyptian

6. One of the very first pieces of literature comes from Mesopotamia. It told the epic story of the king of Uruk and his peoples. What was its title? The Epic of Sargon The Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Ur The Epic of Two Rivers

7. Who was the first king to unite several Mesopotamian cities under one central government? Sargon Gilgamesh Darius Hammurabi

8. By 1760 B.C. a new ruler again united Southern Mesopotamia, with his capital city located at Babylon. Who was this ruler famous for his code of laws? Sargon Hammurabi Enkidu Shamash

9. Slavery was common in ancient Mesopotamia. In what ways were slaves distinguished from the free population? Shaved heads (males) and tatoos (females) There was no visible distinction Wristbands, lack of chothing, and special homes Armbands, special haircuts, and names

10. Who were the first Mesopotamian people to consider their empire a complete geographical territory rather than a united group of cities? Cannaanites Hittities Kassites Egyptians