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Review of Ancient Mesopotamia for 7th grade Social Studies
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1
Which statement best reflects Hammurabi's Code?
The strong shall not injure the weak.
The first born shall give respect to the younger ones.
The ruler is divine.
An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.
2
What did a man in the upper class of ancient Mesopotamia look like?
had elaborate hair up do's
wore nice clothing
wore gold jewelry
all of the above
3
Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?
Persians
Hittites
Chaldeans
Sumerians
4
Farmers in Mesopotamia built their homes from
stone
cement
mud bricks
wood
5
The Sumerians wrote on
papyrus
paper
wood
clay tablets
6
People who write about the past are called
scribes
historians
nomads
astronomers
7
People who study the heavenly bodies
astronomers
Hittites
archaeologists
caravans
8
In order to be a civilization, you need everything EXCEPT:
written laws
religion
organized government
class divisions
9
Process of using walls, waterways, and ditches to bring water to crops and fields
flooding
pulleys
caravan
irrigation
10
The Mesopotamian civilization arose in which river valley?
Huang He
Tiber/Po
Tigris/Euphrates
Nile/Indus
11
A Sumerian temple was called a
pyramid
mausoleum
ziggurat
pagoda
12
Which is NOT a way one could become a slave in Mesopotamia?
going into debt
being sold into slavery
being taken prisoner of another city-state
being convicted of a crime
13
Sumerian epic poem that describes the life of an action hero is
Hammurabi
Gilligan
Hannibal
Gilgamesh
14
The Sumerians were
atheists
christian
monotheists
polytheists
15
3500 B.C. was approximately how many years ago?
1500
2.5 million
3500
5500
16
Ancient Mesopotamia was located in which modern-day country?
Mexico
Iran
Iraq
Turkey
17
Which group is known for defeating the Assyrians?
Persians
Hittites
Phoenicians
Chaldeans
18
Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery are called
heroes
priests
scribes
artisans
19
The ______________ were the first people of Mesopotamia.
Assyrians
Babylonians
Persians
Sumerians
20
Mesopotamia means
Land of people
Land in the desert
Land between the Rivers
Land of time
21
Location of one of the world's first libraries
Babylon
Assyria
Nineveh
Sumer
22
The writing system that arose in Mesopotamia was
caligraphy
script
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
23
Which social class in Mesopotamia was the largest?
Slaves
Priests
Merchants, Traders, & Craftsmen
Farmers
24
Which were cities of Mesopotamia?
Ur, Uruk, and Kish
Athens and Sparta
Catal Huyuk and Jericho
Memphis, Thebes, and Alexandria
25
Political districts within an empire
caravans
empires
bandits
provinces
26
People who study artifacts and fossils to help understand the past are called
scientists
anthropologists
archaeologists
historians
27
Which is not a reason why the world's first civiliazations arose in river valleys?
fertile soil
transportation
irrigation
desert
28
Which was NOT a Sumerian invention?
wheeled vehicles
360 degree circle
number system based on 60
iron
29
Who was the Akkadian king that conquered all of Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi
Paul
Sargon
Gilgamesh
30
Eastern border of Mesopotamia
Euphrates River
Persian Gulf
Tigris River
Red Sea
31
What was Phoenicia best known for?
being cruel
advanced weaponry
spreading their alphabet
defeating the Assyrians
32
Which is not true about Mesopotamian math and sciences?
They learned there are 60 minutes in an hour.
They learned there are 360 degrees in a circle.
They learned chemistry to make paper.
They used geometry to survey the land.
33
Curving strip of land with rich soil extending from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.
delta
Zagros Mountains
Arabian Desert
Fertile Crescent
34
Chaldean king who had the Hanging Gardens built
Nebuchadnezzar
Xerxes
Sargon
Hammurabi
35
When did cities begin to appear in Mesopotamia?
3500 B.C.
1500 B.C.
1000 A.D.
2200 B.C.
36
Which group is known for their iron weapons?
Hittites
Chaldeans
Assyrians
Phoenicians
37
Which did city-states share?
laws
rulers/kings
culture
laws
38
Which is NOT true about Sumerian temples?
It was home to all citizens.
It was a storehouse.
The had government buildings inside.
The gods visited the temples.
39
Hammurabi was the king of
Phoenicia
Babylonia
Assyria
Chaldea
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Mesopotamia has been called ________________ b/c this is where civilizations were 1st created.
Crib of Creation
River of Life
Cradle of Civilization
The Beginning of Life
41
Who wrote a code of law that covered most areas of daily life?
Gilgamesh
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Nineveh
