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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAcient Mesopotamians traded with.....India and EgyptRussia and ChinaJapan and AustraliaOnly traders from Egypt.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceCivilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?the Persian Gulf and the Mediterraneanthe Tigris and the Persian Gulfthe Persian Gulf and the Euphratesthe Euphrates and the Tigris
- 3. Multiple ChoiceSkilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were calledPriestsArtasiansScribesHeros
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?GilgameshHammarabuiNinevehSargon
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a city-state?a city that controls the surrounding villages and farmsa very large city in an ancient civilizationa walled citya small country with trade between its cities
- 6. Multiple ChoiceTo create the farming surplus necessary for a civilization to develop, the two rivers of the Fertile Crescent providedThey were artisansThey were farmersThey were tradersThey were government officials
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhen Hammurabi came to power, he established what was known asAkkadian EmpireBabylonian EmpireChaldean EmpirePersian Empire
- 8. Multiple ChoiceArtisans, merchants, and fishers made up this groupLower ClassUpper ClassMiddle ClassPass Class
- 9. Multiple ChoiceSumerians wereMonotheisticPolotheistic
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe Sumerian writing system was calledCunieformHieroglyphzsEnglishSargon
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following were members of the upper class?kings and priestsartisansmerchants and tradersscribes
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIn ancient Sumer, women could do all of the following exceptlearn to read and writeMake final family decisionsrun thier own businesstake care of the house and children
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhen the Akkadians conquered the city-states of Sumer, they createdempirehuge city-statenationdemocracy
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIn the Sumerian form of writing,paper made of linen was stretched over wet claysharpened reeds made wedge shaped marks on paper made from papyrussymbols that looked like animals were drawn on clay tabletsharpened reeds made wedge-shaped marks on wet clay
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's code?It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.t was used by many later civilizations as a modelIt treated all people the same under the law.It was carved in stone.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these are Sumerian inventions?PlowWheelSailboatAll of them
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe next three items are DBQs (Document Based Questions) Refer to this quote below from Hammurabi's code to decide on the correct answer. "If any one be too lazy to keep his dam in proper condition, and does not so keep it; if then the dam break and all the fields be flooded, then shall he in whose dam the break occurred be sold for money, and the money shall replace the corn which he has caused to be ruined."
The punishment for allowing one's dam to flood everyone's fields isto pay for ruined cropssixty lashes with a whip in the public squareto be sold into slaveryBoth 2 and 3 - 18. Multiple Choice"If any one be too lazy to keep his dam in proper condition, and does not so keep it; if then the dam break and all the fields be flooded, then shall he in whose dam the break occurred be sold for money, and the money shall replace the corn which he has caused to be ruined."
What condition does this law cover?accidentfault through lazinessEarthquakesAll of them - 19. Multiple Choice"If any one be too lazy to keep his dam in proper condition, and does not so keep it; if then the dam break and all the fields be flooded, then shall he in whose dam the break occurred be sold for money, and the money shall replace the corn which he has caused to be ruined."
Identify which two Mesopotamian values this law reflects?civic duty and hierarchyharsh punishment and honestycivic duty and harsh punishmenthiearchy and honesty - 20. Multiple ChoiceThe Fertile Crescent....was a large geographical regionstretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Seawas the location where the earliest civilization startedall of these
- 21. Multiple ChoiceMesopotamia is called the "cradle of civilization" becausemany ideas and inventions used by other later civilizations came from Mesopotamiait was the world's first civilizationnone of the aboveBoth red and yellow
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich goods were most likely to have been transported by water and traded in Mesopotamia?oils and winegemstones and jewelrygrain and timbertextiles and pottery
- 23. Multiple ChoiceHigh crop yields in ancient Mesopotamia contributed most directly to the development ofmetal toolsirrigation systemsa division of labor/social classesa network of roads
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe area in the southern part of Mesopotamia was first calledArabiaBabylonPersiaSumer
- 25. Multiple ChoiceHow did metal plows help to increase Mesopotamian trade with civilizations?Farmers could plant faster, helping them plant larger areas and grow surplus grain for traders to sell.Many farmers who had learned metal working to make plows also made other metal goods for traders to sell.Farmers could plant more quickly, so they had more time to go to markets and buy things from traders.Farmers who bought plows from traders found their new tools so helpful that they later bought many other goods from traders.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe word "Mesopotamia" meansmiddle of the fertile crescentland in the middle of the desertland between the riversland north of the sea
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhy were the Sumerian city-states conquered and reconquered by many outsiders?The city-states lost favor with the gods.There were few natural barriers to keep invaders out.The people were always rebelling against their own cruel rulersThe city-states focused only on farming and trade and no longer maintained armies
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the earliest piece of written literature that still survives today?The epic of GilgameshThe Ballad of the Babylonian WarsThe Elegy of EnkiduBad, Bad Leroy Brown
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement describes a cause of the fall of the Assyrian Empire?The army's empire was poorly trained and not ready for warfare.The Persian empire was a constant military and economic threat.The empire became too large for the military to protectNebuchadnezzar invested all of the empire's resources in large building projects.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement describes an effect of the development of cuneiform on Mesopotamian society?Only the wealthy were taught to read and write cuneiform and only they benefited from its developmentWriting was used only for business and not for entertainmentConflicts over ownership of land and other items decreased because citizens had a record of purchase.Children from all socioeconomic classes were taught to read and write.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich legal principle states that the same set of rules should apply equally to all citizens?judicial reviewthe jury systemrule of lawAn eye for an eye
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best describes slavery in ancient Mesopotamia?All slaves belonged on one specific ethnic group.Only people at the top of the social pyramid were allowed to own slaves.An individual could become a slave in several different waysA person could only become a slave if captured in a war.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following facts serves as evidence that the Mesopotamians were polytheists?Mesopotamian government was centered within each city stateGoods in India and Egypt were brought to Mesopotamia by tradersThe Sumerian story about the Great Flood is similar to the Bible story about Noah's Ark.the city of Ur had temples dedicated to worshiping the goddess Ishtar and the god Enki.
- 34. Multiple ChoiceA Mesopotamian government official is jealous of the power and attention bestowed upon the king. The official wants to damage the reputation and influence of the king. Based on Mesopotamian religious beliefs, which action would have been most effective in damaging the influence of the king?encouraging temple priests to distribute grain intended for the gods to the poorpaying criminals to deface statues of the king located in public placessabotaging construction of the king's burial tombpublicly questioning whether the gods approve of the king's decisions
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is the main feature of a patriarchal society?People move up the social pyramid.Priests ad scribes have more power than soldiers.Men control both public and private affairsSome social groups are much wealthier than others.
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is NOT a similarity between our modern civilization and ancient Mesopotamian civilization?organized governmentspecilizationsocail classesnatural barriers
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich problem did ancient Mesopotamians have to solve first in order to protect their cities and fields?how to control floodinghow to prevent wind erosionhow to build bricks when they had no timber or stonehow to defend against attacks from traders
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