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Chapter 3 Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia Review
Chapter 3 Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia Review
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Scribes had power in Sumerian society. What can you conclude from this?
People who could read and write were important.
Scribes invented pictographs and cuneiform.
Scribes could rise through the social classes.
All scribes came from the upper class.
2
Which is the best explanation for why Mesopotamians built canals?
They needed a way to control the surplus.
They needed a way to control the river's flow.
They needed a way to control the water from the Atlantic Ocean.
They needed a way to control water levels.
3
One characteristic that Sumerians believed their gods possessed was need to
help mankind.
worship the moon and the sun.
conquer other gods.
be worshipped and pleased.
4
Some surplus food
was traded for other kinds of food.
was traded for other kinds of goods.
was given away to the poor.
was offered to the gods.
5
What did Sargon's empire have in common with other Mesopotamian city - states?
It extended over a greater territory than anyone had ever conquered before.
It covered an area from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.
It fought with surrounding city-states.
It had set up strict roles for every member of society.
6
The Hittites and Assyrians became experts in battle because of these two advances.
battle ships and iron weapons
bows and arrows
iron weapons and chariots
fire and chariots
7
It can be concluded that Sumerians first used cuneiform to
write epic poems.
keep business records.
write their history.
make grammar rules.
8
Crops grew well in Mespotamia because
the area received adequate rainfall.
farmland was fertile and water was nearby.
the land was in mountainous areas.
the area was near the ocean water supply.
9
Who served a role between the Sumerians and gods?
political leaders
farmers
priests
war chiefs
10
Hammurabi's code showed the way the Babylonian state attempted to control people to
find gold and silver.
keep trade alive.
please Hammurabi.
maintain a social order.
11
Which of the following best describes cuneiform?
a form of writing using emojis
a form of writing using complex ideas such as "joy"
a form of writing using proverbs and songs
a form of writing using wedge-shaped symbols
12
What two land features gave Mesopotamia its name?
The northern plateau and the southern plateau
the Fertile Crescent and Mediterranean Sea
the Tigris River and the Euphrates River
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
13
Which statement best represents the development of a civilization?
The development of cities led to inventions like irrigation.
If they have a steady food supply, people can develop a complex society.
People rely on hunting adn gathering because it is the only way to survive.
People prefer government jobs to life as a farmer.
14
Which of the following best describes Sumerian advances in medicine?
Sumerians became effective a treating diff. symptoms and parts of the body.
Sumerians performed major heart surgies.
Sumerians used natural resources to make heart healing drugs.
Sumerians became skilled at using milk, figs, and salt in treating people.
15
King Hammurabi wanted his code/laws to promote ______________ in society?
anger and violence
chaos and confusion
justice and order
wealth and fortune
16
In Sumerian society, people's social class or rank depended on their wealth and their...
religion
location
occupation
appearance
17
Hammurabi's code/laws were
laws that were only about taxes and debts.
laws that only applied to enslaved people.
laws that did not treat everyone equally.
laws' punishments were the same for everyone.
18
People came to work as craftsmen in Mesopotamia because of
division of labor.
flooding.
rules set up by government.
cattle and sheep herding.
19
What purpose did the wall around a city serve?
to keep people from moving to another city-state
to protect inhabitants of the city-state from floods
to collect water that could use to irrigate farmland
to proctect inhabitants of the city-state from attack
20
A-gods had enormous powers. B-gods brought good harvest and bad floods. C- gods brought illness or good wealth & health.
B is the main idea sentence.
C is the main idea sentence.
A is the main idea sentence.
21
It can be concluded that one of the most important advancements of the Sumerians is
paper
the wheel
pyramids
gun powder
22
Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar both
built up Babylon.
captured Phoenicia.
sailed the Mediterranean Sea.
ruled for 59 years.
23
Which sequence of events shows how Mesopotamia developed?
forming divisions of labor, population grew, farming was basis of society
built cities, grew crops, built canals
settled where crops could grow, population grew, villages & cities formed
made laws, moved villages to cities, people lived where crops could grow
