Agricultural Revolution and Mesopotamia

Question 1

Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon

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Nebuchadnezzar

Question 2

Who developed the first empire in Mesopotamia?

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Sargon

Question 3

during the Neolithic age people settled in these near fields and water

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villages

Question 4

surplus means

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extra

Question 5

Prophet who helped free the Israelites from Egyptian slavery and received the 10 Commandments

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Moses

Question 6

Which empire conquered the kingdom of Judah and exiled the people?

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Chaldeans

Question 7

this eventually replaced hunting and gathering as the main source of food

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farming

Question 8

A shepherd from Mesopotamia who was commanded by God to migrate his family to the Promised Land

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Abraham

Question 9

specialized jobs include

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all of these

Question 10

The departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt

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Exodus

Question 11

the organized growing of food on a regular basis, leading to a surplus of food

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systematic agriculture

Question 12

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

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Hanging Gardens

Question 13

mixing copper and tin makes

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bronze

Question 14

Cuneiform means

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a system of writing made by Sumerians using marks in clay

Question 15

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

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in river valleys

Question 16

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

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artisans

Question 17

the first civilizations were near

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river valleys

Question 18

The Assyrian army was powerful and well-trained with iron weapons and chariots.

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True

Question 19

The Assyrians were well-known as a people who adopted parts of the cultures of the people they conquered.

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True

Question 20

Mesopotamia is

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Greek for "land between rivers"

Question 21

as food became more abundant this resulted

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job specialization

Question 22

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

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merchants

Question 23

Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?

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Chaldeans

Question 24

When a cultural group of people are scattered from their homeland

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Diaspora

Question 25

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

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Hammurabi

Question 26

A promise or an agreement with God

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covenant

Question 27

Which empire conquered the kingdom of Israel and scattered the people?

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Assyrians

Question 28

a method that brings water to crops

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irrigation

Question 29

The Promised Land that God told Moses to settle in was called

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Canaan

Question 30

why did civilizations start near rivers

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soil was better for growing

Question 31

Ziggurat means

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a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top

Question 32

These people in Sumerian society were responsible for the work done inside the home.

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women

Question 33

The Sumerians worshiped many gods, which means they were _____.

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polytheists

Question 34

The Agricultural Revolution led to

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all these and more

Question 35

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

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city-state

Question 36

Most people in Mesopotamia were farmers.

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True

Question 37

The belief in a one, all powerful God

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monotheism

Question 38

complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

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civilization

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