Mesopotamia Flashcards
1
Q
Was Mesopotamia monotheistic or polytheistic?
A
Polytheistic
2
Q
What was the name of the famous Mesopotamian lawmaker?
A
Hammurabi
3
Q
What was the name of Hammurabi’s laws?
A
Hammurabi’s Code
4
Q
What was the famous quote by Gandhi that countered Hammurabi’s thought? What was the original quote from Hammurabi?
A
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” (Gandhi)
“An eye for an eye” (Hammurabi)
5
Q
What were some challenges that Mesopotamians had to put up with?
A
Making an irrigation system, growing good crops, trade routes, attacks from neighboring city-states
6
Q
Where was Mesopotamia located? What modern-day country is it in right now?
A
The Fertile Crescent. It is also located in modern-day Iraq.
