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Fertile Crescent
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A quiz to review the major achievements of the civilizations of the Fertile Crescent.
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1
Who make up the
second
class of mesopotamian civilizations?
Slaves
Nobles
Merchants
Priests
2
What do you call a messenger of God?
Messiah
Priest
Governor
Prophet
3
Why was the invention of the wheel and axle so important?
It made the Ferris Wheel possible
It made chariot races possible
It improved trade and transportation
NASCAR
4
What is the
highest
class in the social classes of mesopotamian civilizations?
King (monarch)
Noble
Priest
Slaves
5
What two rivers are the central physical features of mesopotamia?
Tigres and Euphrates
Nile and Zambezi
Amazon and Orinoco
Mississippi and Ohio
6
What is the central feature of a city-state that is dedicated to the god of that city-state?
Canal
Ziggurat
King's Palace
City Hall
7
Who were the first people to believe in
monotheism
?
Sumerians
Assyrians
Babylonians
Israelites
8
Who was the prophet who started Judaism?
Moses
Jesus Christ
Noah
Abraham
9
Which of the following was
not
part of the
third
class in mesopotamian civilizations?
Specialized Workers (Artisans)
Farmers
Merchants
Traders
10
The word
diaspora
refers to....
Believing in more than one god
A temple to worship the gods
The spread of the Israelites (Jews) worldwide
Diverting water for agriculture
11
Who make up the
fourth
class in mesopotamian civilizations?
Traders
Farmers
Common Workers
Slaves
12
What is the holy book of Judaism?
Tawrat
Koran
Torah
Old Testament
13
A civilization in ancient times that had it's own government, god and territory is called....
county
city-state
continent
nation
14
What marked the first time in history laws were written down for all citizens to see?
US Constitution
The Ten Commandments
Hammurabi's Code
The covenant
15
What is the term we use to refer to a belief in many gods?
hedonism
polytheism
animism
monotheism
16
Why is the region called the
Fertile Crescent
?
The region produced large families
The soil was rich and good for agriculture
It was where the croissant was invented
The region was crescent shaped
