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