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1
Early Mesopotamians believed in
ancestor-worship
a single god
animal-worship
many gods
2
Sumerian temple to honor a chief god was called a
ziggurat
Gilgamesh
cradle
scribe
3
The two most important parts of Sumer's economy were
woodworking and metalworking
fishing
none of these
trade and farming
4
How did irrigation impact civilizations in Mesopotamia?
Farmers grew a surplus of crops.
Artisans developed new types of pottery.
Priests performed more ceremonies.
Ranchers raised more livestock.
5
What is cuneiform
the Sumerian system of writing
a type of Sumerian building
a type of Sumerian story
the Sumerian system of money
6
Nebuchadnezzar built the Hanging Gardens
to appease the gods
to please his wife
as a military lookout
for the citizens to enjoy
7
What mountain people captured Babylon in 539 B.C.E.?
The Chaldeans
the Assyrians
the Persians
the Hittites
8
Why did Mesopotamian farmers rely on annual flooding?
The floods left behind gold used for making money.
Flooding made it easier for travel upstream.
The floods left behind silt that helped crops grow.
Flooding made it easier to transport goods.
9
The Chaldeans rebelled against the Assyrians
True
False
10
Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.
middle class
upper class
lower class
business class
11
Who was Hammurabi?
A Sumerian emperor
a Syrian prince
a Mesopotamian priest
a Babylonian king
12
Sargon conquered all of the peoples in Mesopotamia, creating the world's first empire that lasted 200 yrs.
True
False
13
Nebuchadnezzar collected high taxes
to pay off debts owed to other civilizations
to improve farming techniques in the countryside
to increase the number of scribes in the empire
to support large-scale building projects in Babylon
14
How did the code of Hammurabi differ from earlier Sumerian laws?
It only protected the wealthy.
It only protected the middle class.
It included a list of punishments.
It was much stricter.
15
How did astronomy influence the Sumerians?
Sumerians harvested crops based on the heat from the sun
Sumerians performed ceremonies based on the movement of the stars.
Sumerians traveled to cities based on the movement of the planets.
Sumerians built their homes based on phases of the moon.
16
In 612 B.C.E., the Chaldeans defeated
Assyria
Nebuchadnezzar
Akkad
Hammurabi
17
Why is the Code of Hammurabi considered important?
It led to the expansion of the Babylon empire
It was the first code of laws every made.
It inspired codes of law in other civilizations.
It caused the collapse of Sumer.
18
The Assyrians built large temples and palaces filled with
carvings and statues
books and writings
tools and weapons
laws and codes
19
What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians to help strengthen their army?
advanced weaponry
riding horses
how to make chariots
how to use stronger metals
20
During the summer, in Mesopotamia
melting snow led to flooding.
snow sometimes fell.
water was scarce.
high humidity kept people indoors.
21
The calendar developed by Sumerians was based on
the cycles of the moon
the geometry of the wheel
the number 60
the Roman calendar
22
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
Nineveh
Nebuchadnezzar
23
The Assyrians were overthrown by
the Syrians
the Greeks
The Sumerians
The Chaldeans
24
Which two rivers are found in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Tigris and Yangtze
Nile and Yangtze
Nile and Euphrates
25
a political district
caravan
peninsula
island
province
26
complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing
irrigation
cuneiform
civilization
City-State
27
How did the Assyrian kings maintain control of their large empire?
by reducing taxes for the poor and giving them houses
by giving land to the wealthy and creating money
by building roads and appointing governors
none of these
28
Greek for "land between two rivers"
civilization
cuneiform
irrigation
Mesopotamia
29
The first Sumerian Kings were probably scribes.
True
False
30
has its own government but is not part of any larger unit
city-state
civilizaton
irrigation
cuneiform
31
Sumerian city-states went to war with one another to increase trade
False
True
32
the Assyrian capital city
Mesopotamia
Nineveh
Babylon
Assyria
33
How did the Assyrians grow their empire?
by exploring distant lands
by building new city-states
by conquering other civilizations
by trading with other civilizations
34
Where did the first civilizations begin because of farming conditions?
in river valleys
in the mountains
in the desert
near the sea
35
Who belonged to the upper class of Sumerian society?
artisans
merchants
farmers
priests
36
The Chaldean Empire is aka "New Babylon" because
They built their new capital in the city of Babylon
Babylon was the birthplace of Hammurabi
The Chaldeans believed their gods lived there
It was the first city to be conquered by the Chaldeans
37
A ziggurat is
a temple
a government building
a place to store grain
a school
38
Many Sumerians were skilled metal workers because of the abundance of metal in Sumer.
False
True
39
The Sumerians were the first people to
calculate the distance from the sun
make clay pottery
use the wheel
raise domesticated horses
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hero of an epic who travels the world performing great deeds
Gilgamesh
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Sargon
