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1
The Sumerians practiced POLYTHEISM, which means
they believed in the redistribution of wealth
they believed in multiple gods
they fasted during religious holidays
they made human sacrifices
2
The body of water with the orange line is the Mediterranean Sea, where the island of Cyprus can be found.
True
False
3
Which of the following was known for having a fierce military?
Babylonians
Assyrians
Sumerians
Akkadians
4
Hammurabi's Code punished people who accused others without evidence.
False
True
5
Many people rebelled against the harsh Assyrian rule.
True
False
6
What was unique and useful about the Code of Hammurabi?
it left room for reformation of bad behavior
it listed punishments along with the laws
it established the legal definition of insanity
it left punishments up to the magistrates
7
Which of the following was Hammurabi's great capital city?
Eridu
Hialeah
Kathmandu
Babylon
8
The country with the dark green line is Iran.
True
False
9
Who conquered the Chaldeans?
Romans
Greeks
Persians
Egyptians
10
The first "empire" was established by Sargon, and it consisted of his Akkadian kingdom PLUS ________
Egypt
The Assyrian lands
Babylon
The Sumerian city-states he conquered
11
Which body of water has the burgundy line?
Bering Straits
Adriatic Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
12
What is one of the major accomplishments of King Nebuchadnezzar?
He converted the Chaldeans to Christianity
He defeated the Assyrians
He turned Babylon into the wealthiest city of the ancient world
He defeated the Persians
13
Which country is identified by the yellow line? Hint: land of the pyramids
Iran
Turkey
Jordan
Egypt
14
Which country has the blue line?
Turkey
Iraq
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
15
Which would NOT be a benefit of a legal system, like Hammurabi's Code?
That there are certain protections for members of the society
That judges won't be arbitrary with their punishments
That punishments will be less severe
That people don't have to take justice into their own hands
16
The country with the lavender/light purple line is _________
Iraq
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Iran
17
Sumerians were the first civilization to have written language. What was their writing called?
Greco-Roman font
nihilism
hieroglyphs
cuneiform
18
The Chaldeans are also known as the new Babylonians because
they took over the same area
many were descended from the Babylonians of Hammurabi's time
they liked the clout it gave them
Greek historians made a mistake in naming them
19
The Sumerian city-states had a long history of harmony and cooperation with each other.
False
True
20
Which body of water has the bright green highlight?
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
21
Why were the Chaldeans able to defeat the Assyrians?
the people conquered by the Assyrians joined forces with them
the Assyrians had become alcoholics
the gods liked them better
the Egyptians invented weapons for them
22
Which of the following was a benefit of food surpluses?
specialization
solidification
menstruation
cannibalization
23
The Persians destroyed the great buildings of the Chaldean Empire.
True
False
24
Mesopotamia was part of a region in the Middle East known as
the Nile Delta
the Bermuda Triangle
the Fertile Crescent
the Arctic Circle
25
What is one of the main reasons Sargon is known in history?
he established the first empire
he wrote the Epic of Gilgamesh
he dared to enter the top of a ziggurat
he invented cuneiform
26
Which of the following includes the reasons for the decline of the Chaldean Empire? (Use common sense)
their lack of faith in the gods
Fidel Castro conquered them
a series of weak kings and bad harvests
a series of attacks by aliens
27
Mesopotamia is between which two rivers?
Nile and Mississippi
Tigris and Euphrates
Yangtze and Tigris
Nile and Euphrates
28
Which of the following was NOT one of the reasons the Assyrian army so widely feared?
they had chariots
they already had invented guns
they used iron weapons
they had a cavalry along with their foot soldiers
29
Which of the following is an accurate list of Sumerian inventions?
the wheel, money, capitalism, chariots
the wheel, bronze, system of 60 units
iron, chariots, cereal
geometry, astronomy, iron
30
What was the name of the large temples Sumerians built in honor of their gods?
ziggurat
honey comb
cigarrette
Taj Mahal
31
What was unique about the great ziggurat built by King Nebuchadnezzar?
ordinary citizens were allowed in the top
the top was made of gold
the gods ACTUALLY lived there
it featured gods from other religions
32
Mesopotamia means
the land between rivers
the land that time forgot
the land between deserts
the land of the valleys
33
Which of the following was the Assyrians' capital city (where they built an impressive library)?
Nineveh
Babylon
Thebes
Uruk
34
Which of the following was NOT one of the Sumerian city-states?
Uruk
Marduk
Ur
Eridu
35
Which of the following was a benefit of the yearly floods in Mesopotamia?
It made the residents excellent swimmers
it deposited nutrient-rich silt in the soil
it reduced the population of humans
the sick cattle got carried away by the waters
