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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of these events occurred first?
Trading centers grew into cities.
Agricultural practices improved.
Not everyone was needed for farming.
Some people specialized in a trade.
- 2. Multiple Choice
How did the Mesopotamians use this building? (Choose 2)
They used it for religious worship.
They used it as a home for slave labor.
They used it as the king's home.
They used it to store important government records.
- 3. Multiple Choice
How was Sumerian civilization structured?
a single city-state ruled by priests
a collection of many small city-states, each ruled by its own king
a collection of many small city-states, all ruled by one central king
a single city-state ruled by one king
- 4. Multiple Choice
How did the Mesopotamians create ziggurats?
They used epics.
Aliens created them.
They used a system of writing.
They used slave labor.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why are Mesopotamians considered polytheists?
They worshiped by giving offerings.
They worshiped in a temple.
They all had an "Aunt Polly."
They believed in many gods.
- 6. Multiple Choice
How did government in Mesopotamia change after the decline of Sumer?
The Akkadians created the first regional empire, and all of Mesopotamia was ruled by one king.
The Akkadians created the world's first democracy.
The Akkadians created one city-state, and the Babylonians took over the rest.
The Akkadians created new monarchies, and a different king ruled in each city-state.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why did Mesopotamians give offerings in their religious temples?
They wanted to be rewarded with peace and plentiful crops.
They wanted to create a new writing system.
They wanted to be the first empire.
They wanted to be on American Idol.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What principle of justice does Hammurabi's Code support?
Forgiveness should always be granted.
Executions make people obey out of fear.
The rights of Babylonians were above other people.
Punishment should fit the crime.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which term BEST describes Hammurabi's laws?
religious
harsh
weak
unclear
- 10. Multiple Choice
What ideas from the Code of Hammurabi are still important today? (Choose 2)
having one set of laws for everyone
making punishments more severe than the crime
holding people accountable for their actions
using an oral tradition to pass down laws
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why is the Epic of Gilgamesh important?
It is the oldest written long poem.
It is the oldest religious temple.
It is the oldest writing system.
It makes me laugh when I say, "Gilgamesh."
- 12. Multiple Choice
How did Mesopotamians use cuneiform and clay tablets?
to record laws and important information
to produce a food surplus
for transportation of crops and people
to build large temples known as ziggurats
- 13. Multiple Choice
How did changes in transportation help Sumerian civilization grow?
The Sumerians could move into the Babylonian Empire more easily.
The Sumerians could move into the mountains during hot weather more easily.
The Sumerians could move from one farm to another more easily.
The Sumerians could trade goods using carts and boats more easily.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of these events occurred second?
Trading centers grew into cities.
Agricultural practices improved.
Not everyone was needed for farming.
Some people specialized in a trade.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of these events occurred third?
Trading centers grew into cities.
Agricultural practices improved.
Not everyone was needed for farming.
Some people specialized in a trade.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of these events occurred last?
Trading centers grew into cities.
Agricultural practices improved.
Not everyone was needed for farming.
Some people specialized in a trade.
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