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PreHistory/Mesopotamia Review
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1
What animal did caravans use for travel?
Donkey
Horse
Camel
Giraffe
2
An important technology for Paleolithic people was __________.
iron
copper
bronze
flint
3
Which Mesopotamian King was famous for his Code of Laws?
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Sargon
Akkad
4
Mesopotamia is located in the modern day __________.
Iraq
Turkey
Egypt
France
5
Who rules over a monarchy?
King or Queen
Chief
Prince or Princess
President
6
What do you mix to make bronze?
copper and tin
tin and flint
copper and iron
tina and iron
7
One reason the Assyrian army was so strong.
Weapons made of copper
Weapons made of bronze
Weapons made of iron
Weapons made of flint
8
Members of the Sumerian Upper Class included........
kings
farmers
slaves
artisans
9
Sumerian contributions included (check more than one)
cuneiform writing
army
bronze
sailboats
10
Who was the king of the Akkadians who conquered all of Mesopotamia?
Paul
Hammurabi
Sargon
Gillgamesh
11
Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery are called...
priests
caravan
artisans
scribes
12
What occurred as a result of an abundant food supply being produced?
technology
systematic agiriculture
specialized jobs
domesticted animals
13
Where did the first civilizations arise?
in river valleys
in deserts
near the sea
in the moutains
14
Sumerian women were in charge of ___________.
hunting
children
working
building the home
15
How did humans live differently once they learned how to grow crops and tame animals that produced food?
People stopped gathering grains.
People began settling in communities
People started building places that housed a small clan.
People stopped using stone tools.
16
Which was NOT a contribution of the Chaldean Empire?
Sundial
Trade
Weapons of Iron
Hanging Gardens
17
This is located in the middle of City-States and used for worship.
Ziggurat
Library
Province
Pyramid
18
Which empire is known for creating one of the first libraries?
Chaldean
Mesopotamian
Assyrian
Babylonian
19
Each city-state had its own God and ___________.
Camels
Merchants
Government
Crops
20
Which of the following is the best definition of a scribe?
a person who writes professionally
a priest who lives atop the temple
a small boat used to traverse the rivers
a small tablet used for writing
21
Sumerian city-states were surrounded by _________?
Other kingdoms
Farm Land
Deserts
Water
22
What type of government did early civilizations have?
monarchy
democracy
socialism
dictatorship
23
Who created and ruled over Babylon?
Hammurabi
Akkad
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
24
Which of the following tasks did men ONLY perform during the Paleolithic Age?
They searched for berries, nuts, and grains.
They hunted large animals.
They looked after the children.
They painted in caves.
25
Which was an ancient writing system that involved cutting wedge-shaped marks into clay?
Callirgraphy
Pictographs
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
26
What are people who travel from place to place to survive called?
nomads
early humans
archaeologists
Paleolithic
