a river that flows into another river

Which is in the correct order?

Sumerians Akkadians Babylonians

What does specialization in the division of labor mean?

People learned to do one job well

What was the Code of Hammurabi

A collection of laws that were posted

a group of traders traveling together

What is a city-state?

A walled city with land around it

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MESOPOTAMIA REVIEW

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1
What is the term for divine beings (gods) that have human characteristics or human forms?
Ziggurat
Hominid
Polytheistic
Anthropomorphic
2
What is a tributary?
a period of hot, dry weather
a plain formed by fine soil and silt
high, flat land
a river that flows into another river
3
What was a Sumerian board game?
Chutes and ladders
Parcheesi
Royal Game of Ur
Monopoly
4
True or false? Hammurabi was the ruler who had the first standing army.
False
True
5
All Sumerians were farmers
True
False
6
True or false? Cuneiform developed from an earlier system of pictographs.
True
False
7
Which is in the correct order?
Sumerians Akkadians Babylonians
none of the above
Sumerians Babylonians Akkadians
Akkadians Babylonians Sumerians
8
What is cuneiform?
the name of a famous emperor
a writing system
a concept in Algebra
One of the first cities in Sumer
9
Could the Sumerians change their social class?
No
Yes
None of the above
Never
10
What is polytheism?
A required payment to a ruler
Belief in one god
The laws created by Hammurabi
Belief in many gods
11
What does specialization in the division of labor mean?
People who did important jobs were considered special
there were government officials elected in the city-states
The priests were in the upper class
People learned to do one job well
12
What helped the Assyrians gain control of trade?
The Code of Hammurabi
New weapons
Nebuchadnezzar
The caravan
13
The system of writing helped the Sumerian civilization to grow?
True
False
14
What is an almanac?
a book of maps
a new kind of macaroni and cheese
a new way of doing things
a farmer's guide to farming
15
What contributed to the ability of the Sumerian civilization to grow?
the development of the bow and arrow
agriculture
hunting and gathering techniques
wars
16
Which year is the same as 4,000 years ago?
5,000 BCE
4,000 BCE
2,000 BCE
1,000 BCE
17
What did the scribes do?
responsible for cooking at the palace
daily cleaning at the palace
recorded things for others,
they were the metal workers and artisans
18
What was the Code of Hammurabi
Equal justice upheld in a court of law
An eye for an eye
A collection of laws that were posted
The ancient timeline of the city-states
19
True or false? The Sumerians created a system of measurement.
False
True
20
What is a caravan?
a fee paid to the ruler of the city-state
the name given to Hammurabi's palace
a group of traders traveling together
A Dodge mini van
21
Babylonia was one of the first cities in Sumer.
True
False
22
How did Sumerians make bronze?
They mixed tin and copper
They added mud
They mixed iron and copper
They baked metal in brick ovens
23
Who will give you bonus points on your test?
Bella and Emu
Shelby and Molly
Kuma
Sasco
24
What is a city-state?
Vast land and varied people all under one ruler
A standing army
An empire
A walled city with land around it
25
True or false? The priests were the highest level of authority in a city-state.
True
False

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