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- 1. Multiple ChoiceCuneiform symbols were made with wedge shaped marks on clay tabletsTrueFalse
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich word describes the religion of the Sumerians?monotheisticpolytheisticpaganisticChristian
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the primary reason that early people settled near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Rivers were necessary for religious rituals in early civilizations.
Rivers kept the population low due to seasonal flooding.
Rivers provided natural resources and trade routes.
Rivers gave invading armies easy access to early civilizations.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Name the LanguageHieroglyphsCuneiformPhonetic AlphabetChinese Characters - 5. Multiple Choice
Which idea is true about the development of written language?
The ability to read and write was common, and most people could do it.
All civilizations used hieroglyphics in their writing.
The ability to write was a special skill that was usually learned by wealthy males.
All early civilizations developed writing so they could record laws for their people to follow.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the Fertile Crescent?a large arch of rich farmland in Mesopotamiaa way of dividing society by rank and classa political unit consisting of a city and surrounding countrysidea way of accomplishing a task by assigning a job to an individual
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes Mesopotamian religion?polytheismirrigationmonotheismdomestication
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the earliest known written collection of laws called?Mesopotamian LawsCode of BabylonHammurabi's CodeSumerian Code of Law
- 9. Multiple Choice
Based on this Mesopotamian structure, what conclusion can be made about this ancient civilization?
It was a primitive civilization made up of mostly nomadic tribes.
It's government lacked authority and was unable to keep control of its people.
It had a large population but had few resources.
It was a well developed society with advanced knowledge of math and science.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement shows how Sumerian religion and government were connected?Sumerians believed that merchants sold goods for the king.Sumerians believed that the king got power from the gods.Sumerians recorded their prayers on clay tablets.Sumerians recorded the movements of the planets.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThis picture shows an area known asFarming CurveFertile CrescentGreen CFertile Curve
- 12. Multiple Choice
Besides wealth, what other factor determined a person's social class in Sumer?
appearance
location
occupation
religion
- 13. Multiple ChoiceSkilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were calledPriestsArtisansScribesHeros
- 14. 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.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why were priests powerful in Sumerian society?
Priests created the law code.
Religion was the basis for all of Sumerian society.
Citizens relied on the priests ability to build ziggurats.
Priests were the only ones who could write in Ancient Sumer.
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the main reason why early civilizations began to construct walls around their cities?
It was needed to keep people from leaving.
City-states fought against each other to gain more farmland.
City-states needed protection from the floods.
City-states needed to protect their homes from sand storms.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the ancient people like in Mesopotamia?They were a lot like us. Everyone was treated equally.They believed that the gods gave their kings authority.They were very unkind and unjust.They believed in one god.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow would you describe his laws?Fair and balanced.Very harsh by our modern standards.Too lenient (easy on the offender)complicated
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIf a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out. If he has nocked out the teeth of a plebeian (commoner), he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver."
--Code of Hammurabi
Which statement is best supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi's code of laws?Law sometimes distinguishes between social classes.All men are equal under the law.Violence must always be punished with violence.Fines are preferable to physical punishment. - 20. Multiple ChoiceThe flooding of the Mesopotamia river valley could be described as __________.predictableunpredictablegentlecalm
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