Mesopotamia

Question 1

This leader who knocked out King N from Neo Babylon was known to rule Lydia and use coin instead of bartering for goods-

Accepted Answer

Cyrus the Great

Question 2

Which was not a city of Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Bombay

Question 3

Where is Mesopotamia located?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 4

Leader of the Persian Empire had the 1500 mi Royal Road built to link cities for trade goods and exchange of ideas-

Accepted Answer

Darius I

Question 5

What was the purpose of cunneiform writing in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

to keep a record of who paid their taxes

Question 6

What modern day country lies south of Saudi Arabia?

Accepted Answer

Yemen

Question 7

Coins and use of common weights and measures were a success of the:

Accepted Answer

Persia

Question 8

What was the time called when Israelites were kicked out of Jerusalem and taken to Babylon?

Accepted Answer

Babylonian Captivity

Question 9

Which leader lead to the loss of the empire by trying to conquer Egypt, Babylon and Greece?

Accepted Answer

Xerxes, son of Darius I

Question 10

Alternate name of the Persian Empire in which there were many good fair kings and prisoners treated well-

Accepted Answer

Achaemenid Empire

Question 11

Which is not an achievement of ancient Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

the globe

Question 12

Which people in the social structure went to schools called edubas and learned to write on clay tablets?

Accepted Answer

scribes

Question 13

What was the name of the capital city of Assyria, a city that had the first library?

Accepted Answer

Ninevah

Question 14

This fearsome leader was known to have ¨Eyes and Ears¨and common weights and measures as well as Persepolis.

Accepted Answer

Darius I

Question 15

Which did many city-states in Meso not have?

Accepted Answer

post offices

Question 16

Which of the following was not a god in Mesopotamia during the early days?

Accepted Answer

Aphrodite

Question 17

What settlement was known for sea trading of goods like lumber, glass, purple dye, fish and also create ABCś?

Accepted Answer

Phoenicia

Question 18

Which is not a group that controlled Mesopotamia in history?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 19

What country of the Middle East lies to the west of Iraq?

Accepted Answer

Israel

Question 20

What term is used for the city states under Darius I?

Accepted Answer

satrapys

Question 21

What was a Mesopotamian religious temple called?

Accepted Answer

ziggaurat

Question 22

Name of new religion that believed in single god named Ahura Mazda and peopleś ability to fight evil spirits-

Accepted Answer

Zoroastrianism

Question 23

Which name was not used for Mesopotamia in history?

Accepted Answer

The Last kingdom

Question 24

What religion had 12 Tribes, one god, the Torah, synagogues, and rabbis?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 25

Mesopotamian kings-

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 26

Which is not true about the Royal Road?

Accepted Answer

It was 5 miles long.

Question 27

Which Persian leader was defeated by the Greeks at the Battle of Marathon?

Accepted Answer

Darius 1

Question 28

Who is the conqueror that finally takes down the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great

Question 29

The settlement of Lydia was located in (modern day Turkey) in land called:

Accepted Answer

Asia Minor

Question 30

Who is the leader that captured the Persian Empire and brought its end?

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great

Question 31

Which of these was not a Mesopotamia invention?

Accepted Answer

can opener

Question 32

What material used by the Hittites is stronger than copper and bronze?

Accepted Answer

iron

Question 33

King Nebuchadnezzar was known for building-

Accepted Answer

the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

Question 34

What country of the middle east is an island in the Mediterranean Sea?

Accepted Answer

Cyprus

Question 35

The New Babylonian Empire collapsed after-

Accepted Answer

the death of King Nebuchadnezzar.

Question 36

Which leader was defeated by the Greeks in the Battle of Marathon in 492 BCE?

Accepted Answer

Darius 1

Question 37

What is the most important lasting issue from the Zoroastrianism religion?

Accepted Answer

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have similiar ideals of one god

Question 38

What 2 important rivers run through Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Tigris & Euphrates Rivers

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