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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Fertile Crescent includes parts of the modern countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
Sumerian city-states went to war with one another to increase trade.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
Many Sumerians were skilled metalworkers because of the abundance of metal in Sumer.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
Sargon conquered all of the peoples of Mesopotamia, creating the world's first empire that lasted more than 200 years.
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Assyrian army numbered around 50,000 soldiers, including infantry, cavalry, and charioteers.
True
False
- 6. Multiple Choice
hero of an epic who travels the world performing great deeds
Gilgamesh
Assyrians
Nineveh
scribe
- 7. Multiple Choice
site of one of the world's first libraries
ziggurat
Nineveh
astronomers
Gilgamesh
- 8. Multiple Choice
first large army to use iron weapons
astronomers
scribe
Assyrians
ziggurat
- 9. Multiple Choice
people who study the heavenly bodies
astronomer
Nineveh
Gilgamesh
scribe
- 10. Multiple Choice
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
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Assyrians
ziggurat
astonomer
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?
Babylonians
Chaldeans
Sumerians
Hittities
- 12. Multiple Choice
The first Sumerians kings were probably
artisans
farmers
scribes
war heroes
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who wrote a law code that covered most areas of daily life?
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Nineveh
- 14. Multiple Choice
Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.
business class
lower class
middle class
upper class
- 15. Multiple Choice
During the summer in Mesopotamia,
high humidity kept people indoors
melting snow led to flooding
snow sometimes fell
water was scarce
- 16. Multiple Choice
In Mesopotamia, floods deposited silt, which made the soil
rocky
fertile
dry
barren
- 17. Multiple Choice
What did Assyrians often demand from the people they conquered?
leaving their homes
participation in elections
volunteers for the army
the worship of gods
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is a Greek word that means "land between the rivers"?
Mesopotamia
Sumer
Tigris
Euphrates
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the southern part of Mesopotamia where cities first appeared?
Cityland
Tigris
Sumer
Mesopocity
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why did Sumerians build walls and moats around their cities?
It helped with farming.
They were tired of being hunters and gatherers.
They were protecting themselves.
They were antisocial.
- 21. Multiple Choice
How did the Sumerians solve the problem of having too much or too little water?
They traded for water when they needed it.
They moved to Mesopotamia.
They built irrigation systems.
They grew plants that didn't need much water.
- 22. Multiple Choice
What two rivers are in Mesopotamia?
Mississippi and Nile
Nile and Tigris
Tigris and Euphrates
Sumer and Tigris
- 23. Multiple Choice
What means a way of supplying land with water?
silt
stele
irrigation system
city-state
- 24. Multiple Choice
How did the Sumerians solve the problem of being attacked by neighboring communities?
They signed a peace treaty with their enemies.
They made people join the army.
They built walls and moats around their cities.
They moved where only nice people lived.
- 25. Multiple Choice
What did Sumerians use to create irrigation systems?
pipes, sprinklers, and wheels
levees, dams, reservoirs, and canals
moats, walls, and mud bricks
small children
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