HISTORY 5

ANCIENT CIVILIZATION

Name: ________________________ Score: _____________

Year & Course: _________________ Date: ______________

I. Fill – in the Blanks. Supply the following with the necessary information. Strictly No Erasure.

1. Mesopotamia lies in an area that has fertile land called________________ which stretches from the
Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf.
2. The Hammurabi Code, collected be Hammurabi, was a written law code which has______laws.
3. The Mesopotamians are_______________, that is they believe in many Gods.
4. As the Mesopotamians begin to settle in the twin rivers, they lived in its________________area.
5.____________are the privileged few who can become record-keepers and enjoy life as with their
masters.
6. The only material which Mesopotamians used in making structures are______________.
7. The law code of_____________antedates the written law code of Hammurabi.
8. The____________system was the most important contribution in mathematics which uses the base
of 60.
9. The very first city-state that emerged in Mesopotamia is the city of___________________.
10. A pyramid structure built by the Mesopotamians that houses a temple in it is called by them
as________________.

II. Enumerate the following. Strictly No Erasure.

a. The twin rivers of Mesopotamia

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b. Characteristics of the Sumerian city-states
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c. Features of civilization
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d. Empires that developed after the Sumerians
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III. Essay. Answer briefly for 5 points each.

1. Discuss the role played by religion in the Mesopotamian society.

 HISTORY 5
ANCIENT CIVILIZATION

Name: ________________________ Score: _____________

Year & Course: _________________ Date: ______________

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Strictly No Erasure

1. Mesopotamia lies in an area that has fertile land called________________.

2. The Hammurabi Code was a written law code which has______laws.
3. The Mesopotamians are_______________, that is they believe in many Gods.
4. As the Mesopotamians begin to settle in the twin rivers, they lived in its________________area.
5.____________are the privileged few who can become record-keepers and enjoy life as with their
masters.
6. The only material which Mesopotamians used in making structures are______________.
7. The law code of_____________antedates the written law code of Hammurabi.
8. The____________system was the most important contribution in mathematics which uses the base
of 60.
9. The very fist city-state that emerged in Mesopotamia is the city of___________________.
10. A pyramid structure built by the Mesopotamians that houses a temple in it is called by them
as________________.

II. Enumeration. Strictly No Erasures.

a. Two important philosophies or principle in the Code of Hammurabi.

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b. Other famous city-states of Mesopotamia
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c. twin-rivers in Mesopotamia
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d. elements of a civilization

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III. Answer briefly for 5 points.

1. Discuss the strong points and weak points of the civilization of the Mesopotamians. End your
discussion by stating the implication of this civilization to world today.