How did Cyrus the Great treat conquered peoples?

he honored local customs and traditions

What helped create the conditions for the beginning of civilization in Mesopotamia?

the location of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

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Chapter 3: Ancient Mesopotamia

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1
Which Mesopotamian people sailed and traded across the Mediterranean?
Phoenicians
Assyrians
Chaldeans
Babylonians
2
What helped Sumerian agriculture thrive?
fertile soil and irrigation
mild climate and canals
sandy coastal soil and iron tools
flooding and bronze tools
3
How did Darius I improve life in the Persian Empire?
he introduced a written system of laws
he taught people to write in cuneiform
he used a number system based on 60
he built a system of roads
4
Why did Nebuchadnezzar II build the Hanging Gardens?
to punish prisoners
to defend the city walls
to make the city beautiful
to farm more food
5
This picture shows a part of:
Cuneiform
Temple of Ashur
Ishtar Gate of Babylon
Phoenician Ship
6
How did farming affect life in Mesopotamia?
eliminated social classes
focused people on one job
led to population growth
reduced food supply
7
How did Hammurabi change Mesopotamian society?
he codified laws
he introduced cuneiform
he organized providences
he began seafaring trade
8
What important aspect of their culture did the Phoenicians spread to trading partners?
their farm system
their calendar system
their alphabet
their weaponry
9
This beautiful gate lead to...
the Hanging Gardens
inner city of Babylon
all of the above
the Tower of Babel
10
Why did the Sumerians go to ziggurats?
to buy and sell slaves
to visit religious shrines
to do government business
to conduct trade
11
How did Cyrus the Great treat conquered peoples?
he united them with a system of roads
he required them to pay high tributes
he honored local customs and traditions
he removed local leaders and laws
12
Which ruler began the Akkadian Empire?
Cyrus the Great
Nebuchadnezzar II
Sargon the Great
Darius I
13
What Mesopotamian invention had a lasting impact on mathematics?
calendar
cuneiform
plow
abacus
14
What helped create the conditions for the beginning of civilization in Mesopotamia?
the location of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
the creation of a detailed code of laws for Mesopotamia
the beginning of a system of roads throughout Mesopotamia
the lack of flooding of farmlands in Mesopotamia

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Chapter 3: Ancient Mesopotamia

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Questions 14

Answers

1
Which Mesopotamian people sailed and traded across the Mediterranean?
Phoenicians
Assyrians
Chaldeans
Babylonians
2
What helped Sumerian agriculture thrive?
fertile soil and irrigation
mild climate and canals
sandy coastal soil and iron tools
flooding and bronze tools
3
How did Darius I improve life in the Persian Empire?
he introduced a written system of laws
he taught people to write in cuneiform
he used a number system based on 60
he built a system of roads
4
Why did Nebuchadnezzar II build the Hanging Gardens?
to punish prisoners
to defend the city walls
to make the city beautiful
to farm more food
5
This picture shows a part of:
Cuneiform
Temple of Ashur
Ishtar Gate of Babylon
Phoenician Ship
6
How did farming affect life in Mesopotamia?
eliminated social classes
focused people on one job
led to population growth
reduced food supply
7
How did Hammurabi change Mesopotamian society?
he codified laws
he introduced cuneiform
he organized providences
he began seafaring trade
8
What important aspect of their culture did the Phoenicians spread to trading partners?
their farm system
their calendar system
their alphabet
their weaponry
9
This beautiful gate lead to...
the Hanging Gardens
inner city of Babylon
all of the above
the Tower of Babel
10
Why did the Sumerians go to ziggurats?
to buy and sell slaves
to visit religious shrines
to do government business
to conduct trade
11
How did Cyrus the Great treat conquered peoples?
he united them with a system of roads
he required them to pay high tributes
he honored local customs and traditions
he removed local leaders and laws
12
Which ruler began the Akkadian Empire?
Cyrus the Great
Nebuchadnezzar II
Sargon the Great
Darius I
13
What Mesopotamian invention had a lasting impact on mathematics?
calendar
cuneiform
plow
abacus
14
What helped create the conditions for the beginning of civilization in Mesopotamia?
the location of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
the creation of a detailed code of laws for Mesopotamia
the beginning of a system of roads throughout Mesopotamia
the lack of flooding of farmlands in Mesopotamia