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- 1. Multiple Choice
1. A large arc of rich, or fertile farmland.
silt
fertile crescent
surplus
Ziggurat
- 2. Multiple Choice
2. First set of 282 laws created by King Hammurabi
Social Hiearchy
cuneiform
division of labor
Hammurabi's Code
- 3. Multiple Choice
4. The world's first writing system
surplus
cuneiform
irrigation
silt
- 4. Multiple Choice
A mixture of soil and rocks that is very fertile.
surplus
irrigation
empire
silt
- 5. Multiple Choice
A system that divides people into classes based on the job of your family.
empire
division of labor
social hierarchy
silt
- 6. Multiple Choice
A way of controlling water for farming.
Ziggurat
irrigation
empire
division of labor
- 7. Multiple Choice
A pyramid-shaped temple
Ziggurat
fertile crescent
Empire
Social Hierarchy
- 8. Multiple Choice
What are the 2 rivers that referred to Mesopotamia?
The Mississippi river and the County river
Euphrates and Tigris rivers
- 9. Multiple Choice
This name means "Land between two rivers" and was a name given by the Greeks.
empire
Fertile Crescent
Polytheism
Mesopotamia
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which present day country makes up most of Mesopotamia?
Iran
Israel
Egypt
Iraq
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT an invention of the Mesopotamians?
The wheel
The plow
writing
horse-drawn buggy
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why were ziggurats important to the Sumerians?
They protected the city from invaders.
They were built as tombs for the kings.
They were built as temples to honor the gods and goddesses.
Scrolls that documented Mesopotamian history were encased in ziggurats.
- 13. Multiple Choice
The religious beliefs of the Mesopotamians were considered?
Monotheistic.
Polytheistic.
Agnostic.
Christian.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Ancient Mesopotamia is also known as ___________________.
The Many CIvilization
The Cradle of Civilization
The Last Civilization
The Only Civilization
- 15. Multiple Choice
a highly developed culture complete with religion, government, social class structure, and writing system
A empire
a civilization
a town
a state
- 16. Multiple Choice
The people of Sumer were called
Sumers
Sumerans
Sumes
Sumerians
- 17. Multiple Choice
The Sumerians believed the most important people were _______________.
Kings
Priests
slaves
farmers
- 18. Multiple Choice
School was not easy, but ____________ were some of the most powerful people in Mesopotamia because they controlled information and knowledge.
Slaves
traders
scribes
children
- 19. Multiple Choice
The Sumerian number system was base ________.
ten
twenty
sixty
eighty
- 20. Multiple Choice
What was the main reason the Sumerians developed writing?
to write history
to write laws
to keep track of trade
to describe agricultural techniques
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is the oldest known story in Sumer?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Sumer
The Epic of Cuneiform
The Epic of Mesopotamia
- 22. Multiple Choice
About 2350 B.C., a powerful leader named ____________ took control of both northern and southern Mesopotamia.
Aakad
Ur
Sargon
Meso
- 23. Multiple Choice
Sargon’s empire was called the _______________.
Sargonian Empire
Aakadian Empire
Mesopotamia Empire
Babylonian Empire
- 24. Multiple Choice
When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first
empire
city-state
nation
democracy
- 25. Multiple Choice
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Sargon
Sumer
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
It was used by many later civilizations as a model
It treated all people the same under the law.
It was carved in stone.
- 27. Multiple Choice
When did the Babylonian Empire reach its peak?
During the reign of Enki and Ninhursag
During the reign of Sargon
During the reign of the Sumerian priests
During the reign of Hammurabi
- 28. Multiple Choice
People who lived in Babylon
Babylonians
Babs
Babies
Babylonicians
- 29. Multiple Choice
Inventions Babylonia is known for
trade and war
calendar and law
Agriculture, Wheel, and Cuneiform
- 30. Multiple Choice
What class included kings, nobles, priest, government Officials, and warriors.
Upper class
Middle Class
Lower Class/Slaves
- 31. Multiple Choice
__________________________________ caused Mesopotamians to move to the river valley
cooperation
uncontrolled water supply
food shortages
conflict
- 32. Multiple Choice
fine sand, clay or other materials carried by running water that is found at the bottom of a river
silt
basin
canal
dam
- 33. Multiple Choice
What is the system in which people were ranked based on their occupation?
social hiearchy
city-states
monarchy
barter
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