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Quiz about Ancient Mesopotamia
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1
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land of agriculture
Land between mountains
Land of deserts
Land between rivers
2
Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic religion that influenced which religions?
Paganism, Islam and Christianism
Islam, Christianism and Judaism
Judaism and Paganism
Judaism, Buddhism and Islam
3
In which order did these civilizations exist?
Persians, Sumerians Assyrians
Summerians, Assyrians, Persians
Assyrians, Summerians, Persians
Assyrians, Persians, Summerians
4
Which of the following is NOT an invention of the Sumerians?
Wheel
Cunneiform
Compass
Sail
5
The Ruler of the Sumerians that created a strict code of law in 1750 B.C. was
Darius
Arshubanipal
Cyrus
Hammurabi
6
Summerians were polytheists, that means that:
they had only one God
they had many Gods
they did not believe in God
They had two gods
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What is this territory called?
Indus Valley
Fertile Crescent
Persian Empire
Royal Road
8
Which rivers crossed the Fertile Crescent?
Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates
No rivers cross the land
Tigris and Eufrates
Amazon, Ganghes and Euphrates
9
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of civilization?
Advanced technology
Complex institutions
Specialized cities
Record keeping
10
The ruler of the Assyrians who built a large library around 650 B.C. at Nineveh was
Darius
Nebucchadnezar
Ashurbanipal
Cyrus
11
What were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
All of the above
A gift from King Nebuchadnezzar II to his wife
A place whose existence has not been proven
A wonder of the ancient world
12
The most famous characteristic of the Assyrians was...
Their belief in tolerance and monotheism
Their wide market and beautiful statues
Their irrigation systems and food variety
Their military might and organized government
13
Hammurabi’s Code is a most famous example of the law of retribution, which is also said as:
“an eye for a cow.”
“a boy for an adult”
“an eye for an eye.”
"a simple punishment for crimes"
14
What characteristic makes civilizations start in river valleys?
Their abundance of water and good soil for agriculture
They allow people to become for efficient hunter-gatherers
They flood constantly, destroying cities in their path
It lead people to create bridges over the rivers
15
Who was a Persian prophet and religious reformer?
Cambyses
Zoroaster
Nebuchadnezar
Darius
16
What did the Assyrians accomplish?
They unified the empire under the idea of tolerance
They were great builders of cities and libraries
They built the Royal Road
They used the Hammurabi code
17
A ___________ was part of a temple complex which included other buildings.
Temple
Ziggurat
Babylon
Pyramid
18
What is the importance of the Royal Road in the Persian Empire?
It allowed people to travel safely in the Empire
It allowed faster chariot racing
It made communications within the Empire easier
It created a bigger demand of camels
19
What is the main characteristic of the Persian Empire?
They were polytheistic
They were the first civilization in World History
They ruled an empire through tolerance and wisdom
They had a strong and brutal military
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What made Cyrus a great leader?
He built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
He divided the land in 20 provinces and made coins
He was an excellent general who formed a great empire
He was a disciplined and ruthless leader who made law
