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Ancient Mesopotamia Prt 1
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Ancient Mesopotamia Prt 1 #grade_10 #socialstudies #worldhistory
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1
Choose the correct order
A B D C
A B C D
B D A C
B C D A
2
A ______ included the city and its surroundings lands and settlements
Fertile Crescent
Bronze Age
City-state
3
The people in Mesopotamia called the Tigris river the “swift river”
False
True
4
For how many years did the Akkadian empire last?
150 years
140 years
5
Which was the world’s first empire?
Assyrian empire
Phoenicians empire
Persian empire
Akkadian empire
6
What were the two rivers that surrounded Mesopotamia?
Fertile Crescent
Tigres and Euphrates
I didn’t study
Nile River and Huang He River
7
What did Sargon expect as a ruler?
To abolish the army to make the empire live in peace.
To reinforce the army to its maximum
To keep people safe, peacefully and happy.
To conquer as much territory as possible
8
Who was the ruler of Akkadian empire?
Sargon the Great
Cyrus
9
Which was the religion in Sumer?
Hinduism
Polytheism
Christian
Islam
10
What was the main reason why city-states constantly fought each other in Mesopotamia?
To prove the superiority of their written language over others.
Protect their fertile land and trade routes.
To spread their religious beliefs to neighboring city-states.
They were competing to build the tallest ziggurat in the region.
11
Why did priests of Sumer perform purification before entering the shrine?
The shrine was built on a natural spring.
They were required to drink a special potion to gain divine powers.
They believed impurities could enter the shrine if they didn’t cleanse.
It was a way to impress the people with a grand ritual.
12
The Sumers used to pay a tax as a tribute to the gods, called Tribute.
False
True
13
Farming began as early as 9800 b.c in the Fertile Crescent
True
False
14
What was the pyramid state temple called?
Adytum
Ziggurat
15
Which was the largest civilization?
Assyrian
Persians
Chaldeans
Akkadian
16
A statue representing the deity was placed in a space called adytum
True
False
17
In which year the Akkadian empire had come to an end?
2000B.C.
2100 B.C.
2200B.C.
2300B.C.
18
What were Sargon’s priority lands to conquer?
He conquered lands that were rich in mines.
He didn’t care much about strategy, just brute force.
Sargon focused on trade centers and protecting natural resource.
He focused on lands near the rivers for agriculture.
19
Sargon the Great was a Persian ruler?
True
False
20
Why did the Akkadian Empire perish?
Sargon’s sons betrayed him.
The empire became too big to control.
The agriculture didn’t work as it did at the start.
They were conquered by the Assyrians
21
How did the Mesopotamian people mainly take advantage of the two rivers?
to get more food (fishing)
to transport goods by river
they created new irrigation systems
Used it for hydration only
22
___ or also known as water fields using human-made systems were used too grow crops
Fertile areas
Irrigation
Idk
23
Who had higher social class between this jobs in Sumeria?
Administrators
Priests
Merchants
Farmers
24
How was called paying a protection tax?
Tribute
Donations
Tips
Taxes
25
Did the Sumerians offered food to the city god or goddess?
True
False
