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- 1. Multiple Choice
In Mesopotamia, floods deposited silt, which made the soil
rocky
fertile
dry
barren
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following groups belonged to the Sumerian middle class?
government officials
warriors
merchants, farmers, fishers
enslaved people
- 3. Multiple Choice
Sumerians developed a 12 month calendar by recording the
positions of the stars and cycles of the moon
length of the seasons
amount of flooding
number of days with rainfall
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who developed the first set of laws in Mesopotamia?
Sargon
Hammurabi
Nabopolassar
Ashurbanipal
- 5. Multiple Choice
What did the Assyrians demand from the people they conquered?
leaving their homes
participation in elections
volunteers for the army
forced payments or tribute
- 6. Multiple Choice
Assyrian kings divided their empires into
regions
city states
provinces or political districts
districts
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which wonder of the ancient world was located in Babylon?
Chaldean Empire
Babylon
Hanging Gardens
Ziggurat
- 8. Multiple Choice
The two rivers in Mesopotamia are
the White Nile and Blue Nile
the Euphrates and the Nile
the Euphrates and the Tigris
the Mississippi and the Amazon
- 9. Multiple Choice
Surplus is an amount leftover after a need has been met.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
A city-state has its own government.
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
Polytheism is the belief in one god.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
A ziggurat is a system that supplies dry land with water.
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
Ancient Sumerians invented irrigation systems and plows. What did these two inventions help provide?
a system of government
opportunities for trade
a steady supply of food
a way to honor the gods
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT true of Hammurabi's Code?
It was fair to all people
It was written down
It had punishments for each crime
A person was guilty even if they accidentally broke the law
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why were scribes important in Sumer?
They acquired large amounts of land
They negotiated treaties between city-states
They refused to teach anyone else to read
They kept records for the kings and priests
- 16. Multiple Choice
What tools did the Mesopotamians use for writing?
a feather pen
a piece of wood dipped in ink
a reed called a stylus and a clay tablet
a reed dipped in charcoal
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which empire was known for its well trained army?
Babylonian
Assyrian
Chaldean
Persian
- 18. Multiple Choice
What ruler of Babylon was best known for his code of laws?
Sargon
Nebacanezzar
Hammurabi
Napopolasser
- 19. Multiple Choice
Sumerians worshiped in a
ziggurat
shrine
church
pyramid
- 20. Multiple Choice
Sumerians developed the first system of writing called
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
alphabet
cuneiform
- 21. Multiple Choice
A description of Sumerian city-states would include
Peaceful at times
formed alliances to protect each other
Sometimes fought each other
All of the above
- 22. Multiple Choice
The first civilization in Mesopotamia was
Sumer
Babylon
Ur
Assyria
- 23. Multiple Choice
In what empire did Hammurabi rule?
Assyrian
Babylonian
Chaldean
Akkadian
- 24. Multiple Choice
They invented the ___________ in Mesopotamia.
Telescope
Wheel
Pen
None of the above
- 25. Multiple Choice
Despite their vicious reputation, these people created the first library.
Babylonians
Akkadians
Chaldeans
Assyrians
- 26. Multiple Choice
How did the Sumerians get water to their crops?
Irrigation
Economy
Seas
None of the above
- 27. Multiple Choice
In what present day country did Hammurabi's code originate?
Iran
Iraq
France
Mesopotamia
- 28. Multiple Choice
Mesopotamia means
The land next to the rivers
The land between the rivers
The land in the rivers
The land beside the rivers
- 29. Multiple Choice
Living between the rivers provided the people with
Fish and good soil for farming
water for their crops
water for drinking and washing clothes
All of the above
- 30. Multiple Choice
Sargon was the Akkadian king who conquered Mesopotamia and created the world's first empire.
True
False
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