Unit 3: Mesopotamia

Question 1

During which Assyrian kingdom did the deportation policy begin?

Accepted Answer

Middle Kingdom

Question 2

Where is the Kingdom of Sumer located?

Accepted Answer

Southern Mesopotamia by the Persian Gulf

Question 3

What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform

Question 4

Who was the major king of the Akkadian Empire?

Accepted Answer

Sargon I

Question 5

Which Mesopotamian king had a similar origin story to that of Moses from the Bible?

Accepted Answer

Sargon I

Question 6

This Mesopotamian empire lasted approximately 200 years.

Accepted Answer

Akkad

Question 7

Who conquered the Akkadians?

Accepted Answer

The Amorites

Question 8

Who could be a scribe?

Accepted Answer

Men only

Question 9

All of the following are achievements of Hammurabi EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

He invented cuneiform

Question 10

Who was allowed to visit the temple at the top of a ziggurat?

Accepted Answer

Priests

Question 11

Who was the major king of Babylonia?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 12

Who was located nearest the religious center of a city-state?

Accepted Answer

Upper Class

Question 13

T or F? Akkadian life was VERY different than Sumerian life because of a change in religion

Accepted Answer

False!

Question 14

T or F? The deportation policy only intensified uprisings among the conquered peoples.

Accepted Answer

False!

Question 15

T or F? Mesopotamian women had limited rights in ancient Mesopotamia.

Accepted Answer

True!

Question 16

Where did ancient Mesopotamia begin?

Accepted Answer

in the Fertile Crescent

Question 17

Which of the following is the major city of the Kingdom of Sumer?

Accepted Answer

Ur

Question 18

All of the following are true of Babylon EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

It was the location of Ashurbanipal's vast library

Question 19

Which kingdom was the first to establish a written code of law?

Accepted Answer

Babylonia

Question 20

True or False? The Tigris and Euphrates rivers often flood.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

Which is NOT a river that is in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Red River

Question 22

What did Sumerians use to control flooding?

Accepted Answer

Levees

Question 23

Which two Mesopotamian kingdoms regularly were in conflict with one another for centuries?

Accepted Answer

Assyria & Babylonia

Question 24

The major city in the Kingdom of Akkad was...

Accepted Answer

Uruk

Question 25

The Kingdom of Assyria was located in which part of Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Northern Mesopotamia

Question 26

In Mesopotamian society, who was considered the head of the household?

Accepted Answer

The man

Question 27

Which of the following is considered the 1st Mesopotamian EMPIRE?

Accepted Answer

Akkad

Question 28

What city-state was the arrow pointing to on the map of ancient Mesopotamia on the previous slide?

Accepted Answer

Nineveh

Question 29

This Assyrian king was assassinated by his sons for sacking the ziggurat in Babylon.

Accepted Answer

Sennecherib

Question 30

Who was best friends with Gilgamesh in the Epic of Gilgamesh?

Accepted Answer

Enkidu

Question 31

Where is the Fertile Crescent located today?

Accepted Answer

Mostly in Iraq, Syria, and Egypt

Question 32

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the main character was trying to find the knowledge of what?

Accepted Answer

Immortality

Question 33

Which of the following describes a skilled worker?

Accepted Answer

Artisan

Question 34

This region in Mesopotamia is known for their rich natural resources.

Accepted Answer

Northern Mesopotamia

Question 35

What mountain range was the arrow pointing to on the map of ancient Mesopotamia on the previous slide?

Accepted Answer

Taurus Mountains

Question 36

At the height of the Assyrian empire, the Assyrians controlled which major African country?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 37

What body of water was the arrow pointing to on the map of ancient Mesopotamia on the previous slide?

Accepted Answer

Persian Gulf

Question 38

Thanks to the Sumerian's new weapons, ancient Mesoptoamia took place during the _______ Age.

Accepted Answer

Bronze

Question 39

This is another name given for the Fertile Crescent because many civilizations emerged here.

Accepted Answer

The Cradle of Civilization

Question 40

This region is mostly hot and dry, but is fertile around the rivers.

Accepted Answer

Southern Mesopotamia

Question 41

What kingdom was the arrow pointing to on the map of ancient Mesopotamia on the previous slide?

Accepted Answer

Akkad

Question 42

Ur and Uruk were examples of what kind of city?

Accepted Answer

City-State

Question 43

The "western river" is known as:

Accepted Answer

The Euphrates River

Question 44

Which of the following about the Amorites is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

Their primary god was Gilgamesh

Question 45

Which kingdom conquered the Egyptians at one point in their history?

Accepted Answer

Neo-Assyrians

Question 46

T or F? Assyrians were famous for being fearsome, mighty warriors.

Accepted Answer

True!

Question 47

What was the center of Mesopotamian life?

Accepted Answer

Religion

Unit 3: Mesopotamia

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Unit 3: Mesopotamia

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