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Review for our Unit Test on Ancient Mesopotamia
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1
What were ziggurats?
Local food preparation tools
Public restrooms
A temple to worship their gods
Devastating weapons on the battlefield
2
What was Assyria called?
"A land bathed in blood"
"A land of milk and honey"
"A land out of time and space"
"A land to call my own"
3
Which Babylonian king created a Code of Laws that are the earliest examples of written laws
Marduk
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
Enkidu
4
In ancient Sumer, men and women shared political power equally. True or False?
True
False
5
The system of levees and canals used to divert water to crops is called _________
Irrigation
Agriculture
Specialization
Ziggurats
6
Why did Sumerians become good farmers?
They lived in the hills
They developed irrigation systems
They developed new types of crops
They passed their land from father to son
7
What was the writing style called that they invented?
Cuneiform
Cretaceous
Cursive
Graffiti
8
Sumerians wrote on
papyrus
clay tablets
typewriters
cave walls
9
Advantages of the Fertile Crescent as a place to live included all of the following
EXCEPT
water for farming
natural defenses
fertile soil
materials for trade
10
Who are nomads?
Engineers
Urban dwellers
People who travel place to place in search of food
Artists
11
Who served as a link between Sumerians and the gods?
Political Leaders
Priests and Priestesses
War Chiefs
Farmers
12
Historians divide history by different periods. What does the abbreviation "B.C.E." stand for?
Before Candy Existed
Before Cool Experiences
Before Chocolate Eclairs
Before Common Era
13
What rivers were important to the civilizations of Mesopotamia?
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
Nile River
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
14
What was a result of the invention of the wheel?
It allowed the Sumerians to keep track of time.
It controlled the irrigation devices to prevent flooding.
People were more dependent on human strength for transport
It gave the Sumerians more freedom of movement
15
All of the following present-day countries are located in the Fertile Crescent
EXCEPT
Iraq
Germany
Israel
Syria
16
What language was spoken by most people throughout the history of ancient Mesopotamia?
Greek
Akkadian
Persian
Latin
17
The development of agriculture meant that
early people had to become nomads
people had a reliable food source
there was no longer a need for water
crops could be grown in the tundra
18
Mesopotamia is a larger geographic area than the Fertile Crescent. True or False?
True
False
19
In Mesopotamian society, priests and priestesses were ranked the second highest. Who was first?
slaves
farmers
scribes
the king
20
The legal code of Hammurabi called for
monetary fines for all offenses
specific punishments for each type of violation
punishment only for crimes against the government
21
What is considered to be the Sumerians' greatest accomplishment?
Really stylish boots
Synthesizing penicillin
Writing and Language
Space Exploration
22
The Sumerians invented the _________.
Glasses
All of the above
Money
Wheel
23
Surplus food as a result of the Agricultural Revolution resulted what?
Specialization of labor
Starvation
Wrath from the gods
Fast food restaurants
24
What could be used as tax payment in Sumerian society?
Debit or credit cards
Animals and grain
IOUs
Bank-issued checks
25
The Sumerians worshiped many gods. True or False?
True
False
26
The Sumerians believed the afterlife was a
grim place from which there was no escape.
happy place for those who had led a good life
place where your soul was judged
resting place before you were reborn
27
A ziggurat would be an example of which trait of civilization?
social classes
stable food supply
monumental architecture
government
28
What does "Mesopotamia" mean?
The Land Between Two Rivers
The Land Before Time
A type of mess
The Land Down Under
29
In which present-day country is Mesopotamia located?
Africa
Japan
Iraq
Iran
30
The Sumerians practiced polytheism. True or False?
False
True
31
The Sumerians solved the farming problem of seasonal floods and droughts by
relying on gathering of food
moving away from the rivers
irrigating the land
becoming herders
32
What was the first civilization on Earth?
Sunnyside, Florida
America
Atlantis
Sumer
33
Which ancient civilization created a form of writing called cuneiform?
Sumer
Assyria
Jerusalem
Babylon
