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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was the purpose of a ziggurat?
religious temple / place of worship
fort for soldiers
townhall
public school
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which reason best explains why people settled in Mesopotamia?
It was surrounded by deserts
It had natural defenses
It had a strong military ruler
It had fertile soil
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the image being shown?
A river for transporting goods
An irrigation system for crops
A pond for collecting rainwater
A moat to protect the city-state
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which statement best explains why cuneiform was created by Mesopotamia?
People could only communicate by writing
To file a complaint with the king
To record the sale of goods
To create a postal service
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which statement best explains the impact of technology on farming?
Animals made farming easier
Technology was very expensive
Technology did not really impact farming
Inventions like the plow made farming more efficient
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true about Hammurabi's Code? Check all that apply
The first law code
Treated everyone equally
Favored the upper class
Was made to punish slaves
- 7. Multiple Choice
Mesopotamians believed the power of the king came from
The gods
The people
His parents
His intelligence
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which river(s) flowed through ancient Egypt?
Tigris River
Amazon River
Nile River
Euphrates River
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which statement best explains why people could have jobs other than farming?
People were tired of farming
Everyone was a farmer
Surplus food allowed for other jobs
Only men could be farmers
- 10. Multiple Choice
Based on this picture, what did Pharaoh Akhenaten worship?
The moon
The stars
The skies
The sun
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which statement about the Nile is not true?
The Nile was used for transportation and trade
The Nile unified Upper and Lower Egypt
The Nile provided fertile soil for farming
The Nile contained large amounts of gold
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why were scribes important to ancient civilizations?
They improved communication
Captured slaves became scribes
They were forced to work for the pharaoh
Writing was not a valued skill
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which role of the pharaoh is being shown in this picture?
Religious leader
Political leader
Foreign Diplomat
Military Leader
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why did Egyptians fill their tombs with everyday items?
Pharaohs were allowed to take their belongings with them
Egyptians believed you would need them in the afterlife
Tombs were used to store surplus goods
Tombs were used as time capsules for future generations
- 15. Multiple Choice
This image best illustrates which Egyptian achievement?
Architecture
Government
Social Class
Religion
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which statement best explains why Lower Egypt was in the north and Upper Egypt was in the south?
Upper Egypt was colder than Lower Egypt
The Nile River flowed from south to north
More cities were located in Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt was wealthier than Lower Egypt
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThis picture shows an area known as the..Farming CurveFertile CrescentGreen CFertile Curve
- 18. Multiple ChoiceBabylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily lifeGilgameshSargonHammurabiSumer
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat agricultural techniques encouraged surplus production?plowscanalsleveesall of the above
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is a dynasty?
an old TV show.
a series of rulers from a single family
brings together several peoples, nations, or previously independent states under the control of one ruler
- 21. Multiple ChoicePriest in Sumer...communicated with the GodsIntroduced new technologylead the economyran farms
- 22. Multiple ChoicePolytheism is the belief that...spirits that control your life.the universe controls your life.there are many gods.there is a heaven.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe floods benefited Mesopotamia by...supplying fresh drinking water.giving highly fertile soil.removing waste-generated pollution.giving strong natural defenses.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?IndiaEgyptChinaIraq
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following civilizations invented the wheel?The BabyloniansThe AssyriansThe PhoeniciansThe Sumerians
- 26. Multiple ChoiceAncient Mesopotamian traders had connections with traders inIndian and EgyptRussia and ChinaJapan and AustraliaGreece and west Africa
- 27. Multiple ChoiceMesopotamians wrote ondirtrocksPaperClay tablets
- 28. Multiple Choice
Mesopotamia lies between what two rivers to the west and east?
Euphrates and Tigris
Back River and Middle River
Nile and Yangtse
Rhine and Danube
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