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MYP 1 Mesopotamia Test Review
MYP 1 Mesopotamia Test Review
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1
What form of government was first used by the Sumerians?
They had no government.
A monarchy with a king who ruled a city-state.
Democracy with each citizen getting vote.
A king of the land with satraps governing different areas.
2
What did each civilization have in common?
They all abided by Hammurabi's Code.
They all were monotheists.
They all farmed.
They were united under one empire.
3
Which civilization had the first empire?
Sumer
Babylonia
Assyria
Akkad
4
Who created the iron chariot?
Babylonians
Akkadians
Assyrians
Chaldeans
5
The Assyrians were the first to use iron weapons.
True
False
6
Who had the first professional army?
Babylonia
Chaldea
Sumer
Assyria
7
Why was the Hammurabi’s Code important?
It helped everyone know the laws and punishments.
It helped decode the cuneiform writing.
It showed archaeologist why writing was important.
Soldiers used it to send secret messages during battle.
8
The Mesopotamian calendar is based on units of what?
20
100
10
60
9
Who was the King of the Babylonians?
Rimush
Manishtusu
Sargon
Hammurabi
10
Which civilization had the first city?
Akkad
Assyria
Sumer
Babylonia
11
Which is not a Mesopotamian language?
Sumerian
Cuneiform
Babylonian
Akkadian
12
When it rained heavily and flooded, what would it spread to help fertilize the crops?
Clay
Dirt
Mud
Silt
13
Which of the following was NOT a Mesopotamian god/goddess?
Marduk
An
Enlil
Ra
14
How would you describe Hammurabi's Code?
Just
Fair
Harsh
Unclear
15
Which of the following best describes cuneiform?
A form of writing using proverbs and songs
A form of writing using wedge-shaped symbols
A form of writing using complex ideas such as "joy
A form of writing using picture symbols
16
How did the Akkadian empire end?
Spread empire too far and too thin
Natural disaster
Civil war
Invaded by Chaldeans
17
What were Mesopotamians?
Priests
Polytheists
Monotheists
Culture
18
What river or rivers were important to the civilizations of Mesopotamia?
Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Tigris
Euphrates
19
Hammurabis' Code had 228 laws.
True
False
20
Sumer was...
A capital.
Comprised of city-states.
One large kingdom.
An empire.
21
Where was the first library?
Turkey
Akkad
Assur
Nineveh
22
Who was responsible for establishing the basis of Mesopotamia's social, political, and economic power?
Sumer
Babylonia
Assyria
Akkad
23
Why is the
Epic of Gilgamesh
important?
It is the oldest verbal story.
It is the oldest written long poem.
It is the oldest writing system.
It is the oldest religious temple.
24
Nineveh was the capital of Babylonia.
True
False
25
Who was the King of the Akkadians?
Sargon
Lagash
Lugalzagesi
Amar-Sin
26
In what current country is most of Ancient Mesopotamia located?
Iran
Turkey
Egypt
Iraq
27
Who did Assyria lose to?
Elamites
Rebellious group of Assyrians
Kassites
Neo-Babylonians/Chaldeans
28
Who were the Chaldeans?
Babylonians that escaped Assyria
Hostages
Native tribe
Slaves
29
Where did religious ceremonies take place?
Churches
Houses
Ziggurats
Pyramids
30
Which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name?
Fertile Crescent and the Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
Tigris River and the Euphrates River
Northern plateau and the southern plateau
