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A state containing several countries or territories is called a(n)
empire
city-state
ally
region
2
Key developments in Sumerian technology included the development and use of this metal...
platinum
tin
iron
bronze
3
Sargon created the world's first empire by conquering
Zagros warriors
Hammurabi's empire
Babylonian territory
Mesopotamian city-states
4
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers unite in southern Iraq to form the...
Tiphrates
Uruk Waterway
Shatt-al-Arab
Monongahela
5
This is Chapter __ in your book.
3
4
1
2
6
The Fertile Crescent's major crops were...
grain and sheep
barley and cows
wheat and barley
wheat and grain
7
This ruler became king of Babylon in 1792 BCE and then built his strength to conquer much of Mesopotamia.
Hammurabi
Ur-Nammu
Sargon
Cyrus the Great
8
Uruk had a population of about______ people.
4,000
4,000,000
40,000
400,000
9
One of the first written stories in the world is the...
Epic of Babylon
Book of Genesis
Code of Hammurabi
Epic of Gilgamesh
10
Sargon's conquest of the Fertile Crescent led to...
Sargon was regarded as a god-king as far away as the Indus Valley.
Akkadian and Sumerian ways of living spread through the area.
Sumeria grew too quickly and rapidly fell apart.
The Egyptians grew jealous and began conquering Sargon's lands.
11
Which of the following is a type of building?
polytheism
ziggurat
Gilgamesh
pictographs
12
Mesopotamia lies between the Zagros Mountains and...
Syrian Desert
Arabian Dessert
Great Arabian Desert
Sahara Desert
13
King Nabonidus angered the Babylonians by replacing _________ with ___________.
the Hebrews; Kassites
Sin; Marduk
Marduk; Sin
Sprite; Dr. Pepper
14
Who was the king of Lagash around 2100 BCE?
Ashmad
Hammurabi
Shatt Arab
Gudea
15
This mosaic from 2500 BCE showed Sumerian leaders holding a feast to celebrate a military victory.
The Great Scene of Umma
The Mosaic of Gilgamesh
The Tapestry of Lagash
The Standard of Ur
16
The Tigris and Euphrates flow from the mountains to the _____________.
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Gulf on Tonkin
Persian Gulf
17
What pattern did the laws in Hammurabi's Code follow?
Offense, explanation
Punishment, offense
Punishment, explanation
Offense, punishment
18
The laws that Hammurabi issued are called Hammurabi's
Demands
Justice
Code
Laws
19
Who was responsible for making Babylon the center of the Mesopotamian empire?
Hammurabi
Sargon
The King of Umma
Ur-Nammu
20
What role do priests play in Sumerian civilization?
Lead the economy
Introduce new technology
Communicate with the gods
Run farms
21
The two mountain ranges in Mesopotamia include the...
Taurus and Zagros Mountains.
Aurocks and Zargos Mountains.
Tigris and Euphrates Mountains.
Zaurus and Tagros Mountains.
22
The laws written by Ur-Nammu are and example of
a law code
national control
priestly text
a religious text
23
Which word characterizes the soil of the Fertile Crescent?
Dry
Unproductive
Rich
Rocky
24
In the 2300s BCE, ______ became king of Kish and then began expanding his rule.
Sargon
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Ur-Nammu
25
The Akkadians' and Sumerians' use of the cuneiform system of writing is an example of a shared
cultural trait
government
rule of law
language
26
The Epic of Gilgamesh was written ___________ years ago.
10,000
20,000
2,000
4,000
27
What led to the conquest of Sumer?
The unification of city-states
The wealth of city-states
The peace among city-states
The fighting among city-states
28
With job specialization came a structure grouping of society called...
pyramids.
surpluses.
division of labor.
social class.
29
After Sargon's death in 2279 BCE, warriors from the ___________ took control of the region.
Turkish Flatlands
Nile River Valley
Zagros Mountains
Indus River Valley
30
Who topic was NOT written about in the Ur-Nammu law code?
marriage
fighting Babylonia
slavery
harming others
31
This Assyrian king was one of the first to gain a major expansion. The empire expanded tenfold.
King Tiglath Pileser
King Nabonidus
King Ashurbanipal
King Hammurabi II
32
Which of the following was NOT used by Sumerians?
Alphabet
Boat sails
Cuneiform
Wheeled carts
33
This group came from Asia Minor to conquer Babylon, and then strangely chose to leave afterward
Hittites
Elamites
Minorians
Kassites
34
_ built a 7-story ziggurat which is thought to have inspired the biblical story, Tower of Babel
Cyrus the Great
Nebuchadnezzar II
Ashurbinipal II
Hammurabi
35
The Epic of Gilgamesh was written in cuneiform on ____ clay tablets.
24
4
12
16
36
The largest surviving Sumerian ziggurat is estimated to have been ______ feet tall.
250
125
300
150
37
Another term for a city and the surrounding land it controls is
city-state
empire
nation-state
kingdom
38
Sumerians were eager to trade with faraway lands because Sumer lacked these...
grains and wheat.
metal ores.
exciting video games.
sails for ships.
39
________________________ created the world's first empire: the Akkadian Empire.
Ur-Nammu
Hammurabi
Sargon the Great
Amenhotep
40
Sargon chose his ________ to serve in a high-ranking role in the city of Ur.
son
brother
sister
daughter
41
Mesopotamia is a _______ word.
Sumerian
Turkish
Greek
Roman
42
The term Mosepotamia refers to which two rivers?
Danube and Euphrates
Euphrates and Tigris
Mississippi and Tigris
Nile and Danube
43
Cuneiform is a type of
writing
mathematics
rap
clay tablet
