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- 1. Multiple Choice
Where was the ancient land known as Mesopotamia?
in northern Africa near the Nile River
in eastern Europe along the Danuble River
in central Asia between the Syr Darya and Amu Darya
between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIn Neolithic times, the first people to begin farming in Mesopotamia lived in thePyrenees MountainsRocky MountainsZagros MountainsPontic Mountains
- 3. Multiple ChoiceIn Sumer, the water supply wasinadequate. Farmers never had enough water.unreliable. Farmers had either too much water or too little.extreme. Farmers had too much water all the time.contaminated. Farmers rarely had enough clean water.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow did Sumerian farmers control the water supply?They built levees to prevent flooding.The dug canals to shape the paths the water took.They built reservoirs to store water for later use.All of the above.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhen farmers cleaned the canals, they were working forthe king.their own benefit.a regular paycheck.the common good.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement is true?Sumerians had a peaceful civilization in which they shared water equally.Sumerians fought when one city kept water from another city.Sumerians had massive mountain ranges to protect them from their enemies.Sumerians bribed their enemies with water to keep them from attacking.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow did Sumerian city walls relate to the environment?The walls were made of wood cut from trees in the foothills.The walls were made of bricks using local mud.The walls were made of stones from a quarry in the Zagros Mountains.The walls were made of steel obtained through trade with Egypt.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of technology?a religious systeman axlea jobwritten language
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe remains of different types and sizes of houses in Sumerian cities showed thatSumerians had a social structure.Sumerians had a set of religious beliefs.the largest homes were near the edge of the city.Sumerians used wood from the forests to build.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these ancient Sumerians most likely made swords for the army?a metalworkera soldiera farmera landowner
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe job of a scribe was towrite.develop laws.govern.make tools.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceCulture is a characteristic of civilization that includesthe type of houses members of society live in.beliefs and behaviors of a society or a group of people.creative forms of expression.all of the above.
- 13. Multiple Choice
According to some historians, what is the Sumerians greatest architectural achievement, which added strength and beauty to buildings?
the staircase
the wheel
the ziggurat
the arch
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name for the system of writing developed by the Sumerians?pictographshieroglyphicscuneiformsymbolic
- 15. Multiple Choice
What were the main features of Sumerian city-states?
they kept written records
they were part of one great empire
they depended on each other for water
each had their own ruler and farmland
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the Akkadian Empire weaken under the leadership of kings after Sargon?Later kings found it difficult to rule such a large territory.The Akkadians made enemies of their neighbors to the south.Later kings began to lose interest in maintaining their armies.The Akkadian population increased faster than the food supply.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Hammurabi's code an important achievement?It was the first set of laws to apply to everyone.The laws and punishments treated all people equally.It was the first time laws had ever been created.The code described the structure of government and became the first constitution.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceUnlike in most ancient societies, Babylonian women couldchoose their husbandsown propertyrule the empireserve in the army
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAfter the fall of the Assyrian Empire,the Babylonians regained control over Mesopotamia.the Mesopotamian Empire rose to power.Hammurabi seized control over the crumbling empire.Mesopotamia reverted to independent city-states.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWho conquered Babylon and brought the Neo-Babylonian Empire to an end?the Persiansthe Assyriansthe Sumeriansthe Akkadians
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