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This game is a review for The Fertile Crescent unit exam.
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1
Which of these was a Sumerian invention?
gunpowder
wheel and axle
paper
compass
2
What sometimes caused death in the Fertile Crescent region?
flooding
famine
snow
drought
3
The area shaded green is known as
Mesopotamia
Tigris River/Euphrates River
The Fertile Crescent
Iraq
4
The two rivers that bordered Mesopotamia were
Trinity and Brazos
Tigris and Euphrates
Jordan and Tigris
Nile and Euphrates
5
Not having enough food is called
famine
starving
hungry
hunter-gatherers
6
The religion of the Sumerians could best be described as
monotheistic
atheistic
Mooreistic
polytheistic
7
What was the center for trade in Mesopotamia?
Babylon
Assur
Phoenicia
Ur
8
Who was the king of Assyria?
Gilgamesh
King Hammurabi
King Harambe
King Sargon II
9
Phoenicians became wealthy due to
trade of cedar and their alphabet
trade of cedar and tyrian snails
trade of fish and berries
trade of reed boats
10
What land did the Israelites reclaim after being enslaved by Egypt?
Canaan
Iran
Phoenicia
Iraq
11
Hammurabi's Code could best be described as
fair for all people
unfair for all citizens
fair for all citizens
fair for men
12
Which of these social classes was ranked the highest in Mesopotamia?
artisans
priests
farmers
scribes
13
Which region was the location of the first ancient civilization?
Sumer
Babylon
Akkad
Egypt
14
The Israelities escaped Egypt and fled to
Mesopotamia
Canaan
Sumer
Iraq
15
Humans moved to Mesopotamia because it
had a lot of deserts
had mountains for protection
had little farm land
had fertile soil
16
Where did cuneiform first originate?
Babylon
Ur
Assur
Mesopotamia
17
The Tigris and Eurphrates both run through which country?
Iran
Egypt
Iraq
Turkey
18
The process of adding water to an area involved the building and maintaining of
irrigation systems
rivers
dams
farms
19
What major contribution came from Babylon?
better weapons
cuneiform
battering ram
code of laws
20
The writing system used by scribes in Ancient Mesopotamia was known as
script
hieroglyphics
calligraphy
cuneiform
21
Leaders in Sumer were known as
kings
pharaohs
emperors
lords
22
Which two groups of people united themselves to destroy the Assyrians?
Sumerians and Chaldeans
Israelites and Medes
Medes and Chaldeans
Babylonains and Chaldeans
23
Which of these groups created a 22-letter alphabet?
Israelites
Sumerians
Babylonians
Phoenicians
24
Which of the following was NOT a use for a ziggurat?
Government offices
Leaving offerings for the gods
Worshiping gods
Tomb
25
The Fertile Crescent developed many city-states because
it was better for trading.
the city-states couldn't get along.
the rivers had poor farm land.
stretches of desert caused separation.
26
Which of these groups is known for their brutal warfare?
Assyrians
Babylonians
Israelites
Sumerians
27
Traders traveling together is a
caravan
mini-van
scribe
bazaar
28
Cuneiform consists of
lines and wiggles
circles and sqaures
lines and wedges
dots and triangles
29
Which people invented libraries?
Sumerians
Assyrians
Israelites
Phoenicians
30
While not an element of culture, which of the following greatly influence how people live?
social classes
politics
technology
geography
31
MOST of Ancient Mesopotamia is found in the modern day country of
Israel
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Syria
32
Which of these were NOT a part of most Sumerian city-states?
ziggurat
city walls
pyramids
irrigation canals
33
Why was the alphabet better than cuneiform?
more people learned to read and write
it helped with trade
more people were scribes
it was harder to learn
34
Which group of people first believed in one god?
Babylonians
Israelites
Sumerians
Phoenicians
35
Babylon was known for trade because
it had a lot of libraries
it was surrounded by massive walls
it had a powerful queen
it was surrounded by other cities
