Mesopotamia

Question 1

Cuneiform means

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a system of writing made by Sumerians using marks in clay

Question 2

Mesopotamia is

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Greek for "land between rivers"

Question 3

The calendar developed by Sumerians was based on

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the cycles of the moon.

Question 4

site of one of the world's first libraries

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Nineveh

Question 5

The first Sumerian kings were probably

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war heroes.

Question 6

Ziggurat means

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a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top

Question 7

Sumerians developed a 12-month calendar by recording the

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position of planets and stars.

Question 8

Sumerian city-states went to war with one another to increase trade.

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True

Question 9

Empire means

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a large territory governed by one ruler

Question 10

What were the three distinct social classes during Hammurabi's rule?

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land owners, free people without land, slaves

Question 11

What did Assyrians often demand from the people they conquered?

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leaving their homes

Question 12

Which of the following groups belonged to the Sumerian middle class?

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merchants

Question 13

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

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Hammurabi

Question 14

Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

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Hanging Gardens

Question 15

The Fertile Crescent includes parts of the modern countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Israel.

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True

Question 16

Silt means

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fine particles of fertile soil

Question 17

How many laws were carved onto the stele?

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282

Question 18

A few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

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scribes

Question 19

The astronomers of Babylon mapped

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the stars and planets.

Question 20

Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon

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Nebuchadnezzar

Question 21

During the summer in Mesopotamia,

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melting snow led to flooding.

Question 22

Who developed the first empire in Mesopotamia?

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Sargon

Question 23

Many Sumerians were skilled metalworkers because of the abundance of metal in Sumer.

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False

Question 24

Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?

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Chaldeans

Question 25

Sargon conquered all of the peoples of Mesopotamia, creating the world's 1st empire for 200 yrs

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True

Question 26

Which mountain people captured Babylon in 539 B.C.?

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the Persians

Question 27

complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

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civilization

Question 28

a political district

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province

Question 29

a method that brings water to crops

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irrigation

Question 30

How long did Hammurabi rule?

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42 years

Question 31

The Assyrian army numbered around 50,000 soldiers, including infantry, cavalry, & charioteers.

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True

Question 32

hero of an epic who travels the world performing great deeds

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Gilgamesh

Question 33

a group of traveling merchants

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caravan

Question 34

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, & pottery since they were skilled

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artisans

Question 35

the Assyrian Empire's capital city

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Nineveh

Question 36

has its own government but is not part of any larger unit

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city-state

Question 37

In Mesopotamia, floods deposited silt, which made the soil

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fertile

Question 38

Babylon was rich from trade because it was located on a route between the Mediterranean Sea &

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the Persian Gulf.

Question 39

first large army to use iron weapons

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Assyrians

Question 40

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

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in river valleys

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