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Ancient Mesopotamia
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1
In ancient Sumer, each city-state had a ziggurat where people when to _____.
hold government meetings
buy/sell/trade
get medical attention
worship gods/goddesses
2
What 2 systems created order in Mesopotamia.
law and order
food storage abilities and a writing system
division of labor and social hierarchy
crime and punishment
3
Because it was located along 2 rivers, which help provide water & fertile soil, Mesopotamia was
a good area to build pyramids
a good area for growing crops
a good area for hunting
a good area for cooking
4
Which statement describes an effect of the advancement seen in the pic?
Astrological studies led to the creation of many inventions.
Greater food production allowed for the growth of cities.
Agricultural inventors rose to the highest level of society.
Religious beliefs increased the production of farmers.
5
A way of supplying water to an area of land.
surplus
irrigation
delta
specialization
6
Why were barter economies beneficial?
humans learned to domesticate animals
humans created coined money
humans learned to specialize
humans interacted with others through trade
7
Which of the following is a Sumerian invention which helped with farming?
plow
sail
ziggurat
spade
8
According to the excerpt above, what might you conclude about the punishment required?
it is just because it is equal to the crime
it's more severe to encourage others to not commit the same act
it is less severe for the sake of mercy
it's fair because it includes punishing the criminal's family
9
How is the location of a civilization determined?
by the resources of the land
by how many goods could be traded in the area
if irrigation was readily available
by how many animals were available to use for hunting or to domesticate
10
Another term for a city and the surrounding land it controls.
fortress
continent
city-state
country
11
A large arc of rich farmland extending from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea is the
Fertile Crescent
city-state of Sumer
Indus River Valley
Nile River Valley
12
Who was at the top of the Mesopotamian social class?
slaves
merchants
kings
priests
13
What are the 2 important rivers in Mesopotamia?
Huang He & Yangtze
Tigris & Euphrates
Indus & Ganges
White Nile & Blue Nile
14
According to Sumerian myth, why were humans put on Earth?
to destroy the world
to take care of the gods
to earn money
to work for others
15
Which of the following is a benefit from mankind learning to domesticate plants and animals?
move from place to place
develop new warfare techniques
allowed rulers to better collect taxes
develop a varied diet
16
The Sumerians are credited with which of the following inventions?
the creation of the number 0
toilet paper
wheel
pyramids
17
Trade without the use of money is _____.
buying
selling
bartering
gifting
18
Tools the Mesopotamians used for writing.
stylus/clay tablets
ink/paper
papyrus/reeds
pens/pencils/paper
19
Under Hammurabi's Code, everyone was treated equally.
True
False
20
Long epic. Old story. Tells of a god/king on a journey for eternal youth.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Story of Noah's Ark
The Odyssey
The Story of Ziusudra
21
Many rivers carry this substance as they flow, which helps to make the soil more fertile.
silt
fish
cow manure
rocks
22
Belief in multiple gods/goddesses.
atheism
monotheism
polytheism
Christianity
23
Who was at the bottom of the Mesopotamian social class?
slaves
farmers
kings
priests
24
Sumerian form of writing.
hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Arabic
cunieform
25
So everyone would know them and not break them, _____ are important to write down.
laws
secrets
lyrics
bones
26
The Code of Hammurabi was a(n)_____.
set of epic literature
internet meme
written code of law
translation for Egyptian hieroglyphics
27
The type of arrangement in which a worker specializes in a particular task or job is _____.
specialization
bartering
polytheism
surplus
28
This group of people developed the world's first civilization.
Aryans
Babylonians
Egyptians
Sumerians
29
More of something than is needed.
money
flooding
specialization
surplus
30
What conclusion can be made about the basic principles of justice in Hammurabi's Code?
Slaves are exempt from punishment.
People are treated differently based on their social class.
A person may not change their social class status.
Everyone is treated equally before the law.
