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- 1. Multiple Choice
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.Fertile CrescentMesopotamiaPlain of SyriaNile River Delta - 2. Multiple ChoiceA pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top and has many terracespyramidzigguratIshtarbattering ram
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWriting developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft claywritingmonotheismcuneiformfertile crescent
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA city that governs itself and its surrounding territorycity-stateprovinceempireMesopotamia
- 5. Multiple ChoiceCurved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian GulfMesopotamiaFertile CrescentsiltBabylon
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streamsFertile Crescentpolytheismcuneiformirrigation
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?Tigris and NileTigris and AmazonTigris and EuphratesEuphrates and Mississippi
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the rivers effect on people?provided fertile soilkilled cropsthey were calmingwere pretty to look at
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the purpose of irrigation?keep crops dryto provide water to cropsprovide indoor plumbinggive people drinking water
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?GilgameshHammarabuiNinevehSargon
- 11. Multiple ChoiceSumerians wereMonotheisticPolotheisticAtheistAgnostic
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe Sumerian writing system was calledCunieformHieroglyphzsEnglishSargon
- 13. 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
- 14. 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 aboveIt was were most babies were born
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe word "Mesopotamia" meansmiddle of the fertile crescentland in the middle of the desertland between the riversland north of the sea
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich problem did Mesopotamian's have to solve to protect their fields and homes?how to control floodinghow to prevent wind erosionhow to build bricks when they had no timber or stonehow to defend against attacks from traders
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat did canals help with?Bringing a single rulerDecreasing the PopulationControling FloodsBringing Drinking Water
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?IndiaEgyptChinaIraq
- 19. Multiple ChoiceKing Hammurabi was best known for what?The Hanging GardensOwning SlavesRuling the First EmpireWritting down Laws
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAfter the rivers flooded a mixture of rich soil called ___________ covered the land and made it good for farming.ZigguratSiltPolytheismTop Soil
- 21. Multiple ChoiceA person is forced to live in another country is ______________.migratingnomadicexiledtraveling
- 22. Multiple ChoiceA time when the food is scarce in the land is known as a ____.plaguedessertdesolatefamine
- 23. Multiple ChoiceA belief in only one god.monotheismpolytheismatheistagnostic
- 24. Multiple ChoiceA traditional story, or ___, sometimes tells a legend that explains people’s beliefs.legendmythfableoral traditions
- 25. Multiple ChoiceA professional writer in Mesopotamia is called ____.writerauthorscribeinterpreter
- 26. Multiple ChoiceA group of traders traveling together is called a (n) ____.tradersmerchantstravelerscaravan
- 27. Multiple ChoiceSymbols for writing that represent sounds are called a (n) _____.alphabetcuneiformhieroglyphicscave writing
- 28. Multiple ChoiceCivilization developed in the Fertile Crescent becauseThe Nile River made it a prosperous area.It was an important mining area.The area was difficult to defend.The rivers there created very rich farmland.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceBecause the cities in Sumer were separated by long stretches of desert land.They united under one government.They developed into separate city-states.They were ruled by one king and queen.They were frequently destroyed by floods.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceBabylon became an important center trade because it waslocated between cities to the south and northruled by a powerful queen.surrounded by massive wallsthe site of the great library.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceHammurabi’s Code was significant becauseit was part of the oral traditions of Babylonia.for the first time, laws were written down.everyone in the ancient world followed it.the laws applied equally to all citizens.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceIn 612 B.C.E., the Medes and the Chaldeans joined forces tobuild the city of Nineveh.found the overland trade route to Asia.destroy the Assyrian Empire.conquer Mari.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe Phoenician alphabet made it easier for peoples in the ancient world tohire scribes.learn to read and write.everyone in the ancient world followed it.the laws applied equally to all citizens.
- 34. Multiple ChoiceOne of the major events in the history of the Israelites wasthe discovery of cuneiform.the conquest of Egypt.the settlement of Canaan.the founding of Tyre.
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the Israelites known for that made them unique among ancient peoples?They worshipped one GodThey did not have a written Bible.They worshipped many gods.They made purple dye from snails.
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Phoenicia become a thriving and wealthy region?The warlike Phoenicians conquered their neighborsGold was discovered near the city of Tyre.Phoenicia controlled access to the cities of Sumer.Phoenicians sold valuable wood and dyed cloth to neighboring peoples.
- 37. Multiple ChoiceMesopotamia was located on land betweenthe Nile and Tigris rivers.the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.the Nile and Euphrates rivers.the Red Sea and the Tigris River.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceEach Mesopotamian city-state had its owngod or goddessculturelanguagesymbol
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThe Standard of Ur was thought to be a _____ for the city of Ur.symbolwritingtabletflag
- 40. Multiple ChoiceBabylon was a crossroads of trade because of its locationon the Nile river.between cities to the south and north.on the Mediterranean Sea.near irrigation canals.
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