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7 EAGLE SS Review -- Mesopotamia, Assyria and Chaldeans
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1
What is this structure called?
Sargon
Hammurabi
Euphrates
Ziggurat
2
A method that brings water to crops is known as:
Specialization
Flooding
Irrigation
Domestication
3
Which of these is the poem of the man-god of Mesopotamia and is one of the earliest pieces of literature ever recorded?
Tale of Babylon
The Journey of Abu-Dabi
Epic of Gilgamesh
The Odyssey
4
Training for a particular job is known as scribing
True
False
5
Hammurabi was a Babylonian King who created the first tax system for his people.
True
False
6
Mesopotamia was located in the southern part of present-day Iraq.
False
True
7
Which of these eras happened first?
Mesopotamian Age
Neolithic Age
Paleolithic Age
Greek Age
8
Which of these is NOT a trait of a civilization?
Organized government
Religion
Diverse population
Culture
9
What advancement during the Paleolithic Age made communication between people easier?
Physical gestures
Spoken language
Written language
Discovery of paint from animal fat
10
Chaldeans made advancements in all of the following areas EXCEPT:
The first to follow a 7-day week
The first sundial to measure time
Astronomical maps
The first musical instruments for entertainment
11
A city-state has its own government but is not part of a larger unit.
False
True
12
What do we call long periods of extreme cold where large sheets of ice covered parts of the Earth?
Ice Age
Freeze Era
Flash freeze
Cold snap
13
What was NOT one of the biggest changes of the Agricultural Revolution?
People settled into communities and picked up artisan skills.
The population grew at a faster rate.
Farming meant humans had a constant supply of food.
Humans grouped together in harmonious villages.
14
An astronomer studies the "heavenly bodies" (planets and stars)
True
False
15
Throughout history, 2 factors that influence where people settle are: access to drinking water and ability to grow crops
False
True
16
Because the conditions for farming were good, the first civilizations emerged ...
in the desert
in the river valleys
in the mountains
near the sea
17
Mesopotamia is located between the Tigris and the Ukrainian Rivers
False
True
18
King of Akkad who conquered the Sumerian city-states and formed the world's first empire.
Hammurabi
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
Assad
19
Which was NOT a reason why the Assyrian army was so successful?
Their army was large compared to the others.
Their army was well-trained compared to the others.
Their army used iron weapons.
Their army employed mercenaries from neighboring allies.
20
People who regularly move from place to place to survive are known as:
Eridus
Nomads
Priests
Rangers
21
Which of these was NOT an advancement during the Paleolithic Age that made life easier?
Development of spoken language
Creation of basic stone tools
How to make fire
Invention of the wheel
22
B.C.E. and C.E. are a secular way to view history, while B.C. and A.D. incorporate Jesus Christ, a religious figure.
False
True
23
How were the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers a DISADVANTAGE to Mesopotamian people? Only one of these is true.
They provided irrigation to the farmers which hurt their crops
Floods could be unpredictable and violent
The rivers were parallel to one another and made some areas hard to access
The soil was fertile and made planting crops challenging
24
The Assyrian empire ended because they were fighting over their next leader and the Chaldeans took over in the chaos.
False
True
25
_______________ is when humans tame animals for their own use.
Differentiation
Domestication
Specialization
Raising
26
A person who copies or writes out documents; a record keeper
astronomer
nomad
scribe
tax collector
27
Bronze is a mixture of tin and __________ and is stronger than ___________.
Steel
Brass
Copper
Aluminum
28
Which of these describes the time period we currently live in?
A.D. (After Death)
B.C.E (Before Common Era)
B.C. (Before Christ)
C.E. (Common Era)
