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Ancient Mesopotamia
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fine particles of rock
silt
salt
sand
sawdust
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Buying and selling or exchanging items
GRAPES
resource
trade
tribute
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Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?
the soil was good for crops
there were beautiful forests
diamonds were plentiful in the foothills
it was close to the beach
4
The business of farming
domesticate
agriculture
merchant
economy
5
A collection of written laws and rules
code of bad behaviors
code of rules
code of laws
code of rights
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Why did the Mesopotamian rivers flood in the spring?
snow melted in the mountains
heavy rainfall
strong winds blew from the Persian Gulf
ice that had formed broke into bits
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A large territory with several groups ruled by one leader
Babylon
city-state
Sumer
empire
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The environment of Sumer was
hilly and dry, with many stones
thickly forested, with heavy storms
cold and mountainous, with rocky soil
low & flat, with little rain
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A society has a stable food supply if
it has enough food for its people
it gets food by hunting and fishing
it gives food to the king
it buys food from other groups
10
Which of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World did we read about in this unit?
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Statue of Zeus
The Great Pyramid
11
A city that is the center of government
empire
tribute
capital
city-state
12
What was located at the top of a ziggurat?
gardens
the god's temple
the king's house
schools
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Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
to teach the royal children
to entertain the rulers
to collect people's taxes
to write down the laws
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What caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?
fighting between the villages
increase in population
change in climate
overuse of the soil
15
Where was the ancient land known as Mesopotamia?
southwest Asia
central Africa
northwestern United States
Eastern Australia
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A military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender
code of laws
siege
economy
tribute
17
The two rivers in Mesopotamia are the:
Mississippi and the Amazon
Tigris and the Nile
Nile and the Euphrates
Euphrates and the Tigris
18
Which of these leaders of empires came first?
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
Hammurabi
Cyrus
19
Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?
wheels
arches
swords
cuneiform
20
The use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
scribe
social structure
irrigation
technology
21
Mesopotamia is located in what modern country?
Yemen
Ethiopia
Iraq
Egypt
22
A craftsperson
artisan
merchant
scribe
priest
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A person who writes
merchant
artisan
farmer
scribe
24
What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8000 BCE?
hunting
trading
farming
building
25
Writing with wedge-shaped characters
cuneiform
pictograph
codes of law
hieroglyphics
26
a Neolithic town discovered in central Turkey
Fertile Crescent
Nineveh
Catal Hoyuk
Babylon
27
What geographic feature did Mesopotamia develop around?
important cities
the Atlantic Ocean
two rivers
Rocky Mountains
28
The Akkadians used steles to:
get water for farming
make objects from metal
attack enemy forces
record important events
29
Which of the following groups is considered to be the first civilization?
Akkadians
Assyrians
Sumerians
Babylonians
30
Which king ruled the Babylonian empire?
Hammurabi
Sargon
Alexander the Great
Nebuchadnezzar
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Which city was the capital of the Assyrian Empire?
Agade
Nineveh
Ur
Babylon
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An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
culture
ziggurat
church
irrigation
33
A wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks.
levee
silt
reservoir
pictograph
34
How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?
hunting and gathering
trading over land and sea
planting and harvesting
herding sheep and goats
35
For what is Hammurabi best remembered?
a code of laws
a hanging garden
a style of battle
a system of canals
36
A society that includes all the GRAPES
civilization
paleolithic
culture
ziggurat
37
Which invention most affected the food supply in Sumer?
the chariot
the wheel
the plow
the arch
38
Small houses at the edge of the city were the homes of:
priests
farmers
traders
slaves
39
What did Mesopotamians use to construct buildings?
mud
silt
stone
concrete
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What problem did all the Mesopotamian empires share?
pleasing the gods
trading with other empires
Controlling such a large area
Getting enough food to their people
