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1
Which of the following is not a man-made form of irrigation?
Canals
Basin
Creek
Banks
2
What technology did the Hittites and Assyrians have?
Bows and arrows
Battleships and iron weapons
Iron weapons and chariots
Fire and chariots
3
Which form of evolution did man learn how to control fire?
Homo Erectus
Homo Sapien
Homo Habilis
Australopithecus
4
Who most likely found the pillar of Hammurabi's code?
Scientist
Historian
Anthropologist
Archaeologist
5
Which of the following was not an invention of the Sumerians?
Wheel
Cuneiform
Chariot
Cylinder Seal
6
The Sumerian plow is most like the modern-day:
Tractor
Car
Tire
Scissor
7
What is this a picture of?
Cuneiform
Epic of Gilgamesh
Hammurabi's Code
Standard of Ur
8
When did the first cities of develop in Mesopotamia?
c. 1000 CE
c. 1000 BCE
c. 3500 CE
c. 3500 BCE
9
What is believed to have been the last place for humans to migrate to?
Australia
Greenland
Africa
South America
10
What is silt?
An irrigation system
Livestock that eat wheat
A mix of rich soil and rock
A craft
11
Who was among the first military leaders to use soldiers armed with bows?
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
12
Another word for agriculture is
Building
Farming
Temple
Irrigation
13
Which of the following is not a characteristic of hunter-gatherer societies?
Men hunted in groups
Lived in small groups
Women grew crops
Women took care of the home and children
14
What is this a picture of?
Hammurabi's Code
Cylinder Seal
Potter's Wheel
Chariot
15
Which of the following animals was native to Mesopotamia
Goat
Mammoth
Dolphin
Elephant
16
Which of the following crops did not grow well in Mesopotamia
Wheat
Barley
Rice
Grain
17
What kind of plants did farmers grow?
Carrots and potatoes
Wheat and barley
Corn and Potatoes
Wheat and mushrooms
18
What is this a picture of?
Chariot
Cylinder Seal
Wheel
Hammurabi's Code
19
What Sumerian achievements helped contribute to modern forms of transportation?
The clock
The plow
City streets
The wheel
20
Which of the following is not a reason for cave paintings?
Religious beliefs
Cooking instructions
Hunting training
Stories
21
Which of the following jobs could a woman have in Mesopotamia?
Farmer
Scribe
Monarch
Priestess
22
All dogs are descendants from what?
Wolves
Tigers
Chihuahuas
Huskies
23
Which Sumerian city-state became the most powerful?
Akkad
Uruk
Jerusalem
Ur
24
Who invented the chariot?
Babylonians
Hittites
Kassites
Phoenicians
25
What did surplus of of food lead to?
New domestic animals
More farmers
More rivers
New jobs
26
Which crop was mainly used in the beginning of the agricultural revolution?
Wheat
Rice
Corn
Tomatoes
27
Long poems that tell stories of heroes are called?
Epics
Poems
Novels
Books
28
What religion did the Sumerians practice?
Monotheism
Polytheism
Mythology
Atheism
29
Hammurabi was best known for having created:
The first set of written laws
Cuneiform
The first ziggurat
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
30
All of humans are believed to have started in which continent?
Africa
Antarctica
United States
Australia
31
Hammurabi's Code would be an example of
Primary Source
Third Source
Fossil
Secondary Source
32
Which of the following inventions is like the modern-day stamp?
Potters Wheel
Clay Tablets
Cylinder Seal
Cuneiform
33
Which of the of the following empires did not take over Babylon?
Sumerians
Chaldeans
Hittites
Kassites
34
"Mesopotamia" means:
Between Two Rivers
First Writers
First Civilization
Between Two Mountains
35
This piece of art is made out of
Ivory
Copper
Steel
Ebony
36
Who helped create the concept of 60 minutes for an hour?
Phoenicians
Chaldeans
Sumerians
Akkadians
37
Which of the following is not a purpose of a city wall?
City boundaries
Protected from invaders
Protect from floods
Kept citizens inside
38
The Assyrian capital was named:
Ur
Ninevah
Tyre
Babylon
39
Another word for countryside is...
City
City-State
Rural
Urban
40
Who served a role between the Sumerians and the gods?
Farmers
Political leaders
War chiefs
Priests
41
What is this a picture of?
Chariot
Potter's Wheel
Canal
Wheel
42
A cylinder seal would be an example of a(n)
Secondary Source
Artifact
Architecture
Fossil
43
Nebuchadnezzar is best known for his:
Discovering America
Beautiful palace
Written laws
Creating the wheel
44
What do Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar have in common?
Had a beautiful palace
Wrote 282 laws
Empire's capital in Ninevah
Empire's capital in Babylon
45
Silt is an example of
Secondary Source
Land Form
Climate
Resource
46
How many gods are worshiped in a polytheistic religion?
0
4
2+
1
47
Which of the following is believed to have one of the first man-made tools?
Spear
Bow and arrow
Choppers
Fishing poles
48
Who was in the middle of the social hierarchy?
Monarchs
Priests
Slaves
Skilled workers
49
What is this a picture of?
Cylinder Seal
Stylus
Alphabet
Tablet
50
Banks were used in Mesopotamia to
Hold water supply
Prevent invaders attacking
Prevent flooding
Deposit money
51
The second form of human evolution
Homo Sapien
Homo Habilis
Homo Erectus
Australopithecus
52
Who was on the bottom of the social hierarchy?
Slaves
Farmers
Monarchs
Priestesses
53
What is this a picture of?
Ziggurat
City-state
Egyptian pyramid
Tomb
54
The Tigris River is an example of a
Climate
Secondary Source
Canal
Land form
55
Enki and Inanna are examples of Mesopotamian"
Laws
Empires
Gods
Rulers
