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Fertile Crescent Review #fertilecrescent #mesopotamia
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1
This term means to bring water to something.
Colony
Cuneiform
Ziggurat
Irrigate
2
What geographic area did the Fertile Crescent span?
between the Tigris and Euphrates river
across the North African coast
along the valleys of the Indus River and Ganges River
from eastern shore of the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf
3
Sargon created the world's first empire by conquering
Hammurabi's empire.
Babylonian territory.
Zagros warriors.
Mesopotamian city-states.
4
What term means the spread of cultural traits from one culture to another?
Cultural diffusion
Migration
Culture clash
Crossing cultures
5
Who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Cyrus the Great
Nebuchadnezzar
Darius the Great
Hammurabi
6
What city was originally a Phoenician colony?
Rome
Sumer
Athens
Carthage
7
Sumer is important in history because it was
where human begins first evolved.
the world's first civilization.
where the first fishing villages developed.
the world's largest empire.
8
Another term for a city and the surrounding land it controls is
nation-state.
kingdom.
city-state.
empire.
9
The term Mesopotamia refers to which two rivers?
Nile and Danube
Mississippi and Tigris
Danube and Euphrates
Tigris and Euphrates
10
What religion began during the Persian empire that influenced Judaism, Christianity, & Islam?
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
Confucianism
Hinduism
11
Which of the following is a type of building?
ziggurat
polytheism
pictographs
Gilgamesh
12
What was the role of priests in Sumerian civilization?
introduce new technology
communicate with the gods
lead the economy
run farms
13
Fertile land that attracted Phoenician farmers grew into
colonies.
trade routes.
city-states.
territories.
14
A state containing several countries or territories is called a(n)
city-state.
empire.
region.
ally.
15
What does polytheism mean?
the belief in many gods
does not believe in any gods
the belief that Aaron Rodgers is god
the belief in one god
16
The Phoenicians developed a new way of writing known as
cuneiform.
wedge shapes.
an alphabet.
a glyph system.
17
The laws that Hammurabi issued are called Hammurabi's
Justice.
Laws.
Code.
Demands.
18
The Persian gov. divided the empire into provinces which had to pay money to the king called a
bonus.
tax.
tribute.
mitch.
19
Payment made to show loyalty to a stronger power is called
currency.
taxes.
a seal.
tribute.
20
What is a permanent force of professional soldiers called?
charioteers
"the Immortals"
standing army
special forces
21
Which of the following is not one of the achievements of the Phoenicians?
Largest empire in Fertile Crescent
Purple dye
Expert sailors
Alphabet
22
What city became the center of Hammurabi's Mesopotamian empire?
Lagash
Ur
Babylon
Umma
23
Cuneiform is a type of
writing.
wedge.
clay tablet.
mathematics.
24
Which of the following is not one of the achievements of the Persian empire?
Great Royal Road
Common currency
The Immortals
Number system based on 60
25
How did Cyrus the Great's treatment of the Jews differ from that of Nebuchadnezzar?
Cyrus allowed the Jews to live in Jerusalem; N banished them
Cyrus believed in only central gov, Nebuchadnezzar did not
Cyrus believed in only local gov, Nebuchadnezzar did not
C banished the Jews from Jerusalem, N allowed them to stay
26
Which ancient civilizations were located in Mesopotamia?
Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
Olmec, Maya, and Aztec
Latins, Etruscans, and Romans
Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians
27
Which of the following is not one of the inventions of the Sumerians?
Fire
Cuneiform
Sail
Wheel
