Module 3 Mesopotamia Test Review

Who killed all his rivals for power and then worked to restore order in Persia and set up 20 provinces?

In the Sumerian social hierarchy, priests where at the very top because they communicated with the gods.

Farmers used irrigation and canals to control river flow in the fertile crescent.

What royal color did the Phoenicians use for cloth from shellfish?

What civilization was the world's first advanced society which developed city-states?

The Persian army also had a cavalry, a unit of soldiers who ride horses.

Which of these is not one of the 5 tools of Zoroastrianism?

What was the name of the army that Cyrus the Great had that were known for their bravery and skill?

What was the name of the first writing system used by the Sumerians?

Zoroastrianism believes that there is a battle in the world against good and evil forces.

Who was Babylon’s king and the city’s greatest monarch who developed a code of laws that impact laws today?

The Persians developed new navigation techniques, so ships could cross the sea safely without losing their way.

What was the first military to utilize a cavalry and develop provinces led by satraps?

In the Assyrian empire, where was the first library established?

According to legend, a gardener found a baby floating in a basket on a river & raised him as his own child, was Cyrus.

What was the name of the governors that Darius I placed over his 20 provinces called?

Who invaded Greece a second time and by using a newly developed Persian navy?

The English alphabet is based on the Phoenician alphabet.

Zoroastrianism believes in a variety of gods that care for the earth not a supreme power.

Who was the Persian leader who conquered people and gained their loyalty by keeping their customs?

What civilization used astronomy to study the stars and develop a calendar?

The Hittites were among the first people in the world to make tools and weapons from iron.

What civilization had a well organized army that used war machines to knock down city walls?

What is the name of the pyramid-shaped temple tower, that rose above the city in ancient Sumer called?

What civilization had the most impact on cultures today and why is not a question on the test.

What was the first civilization to master ironworking and develop chariots?

Who was the Akkadian leader who gained the loyalty of his soldiers by eating with them every day?

What was the name of the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that the civilization of Mesopotamia formed?

What country defeated the Hittites after the Hittite king was assassinated?

What civilization established the first empire with one ruler?

What civilization developed larger ships and created the first alphabet?

What civilization established a code of law that is still used today?

What kind of trees did the Phoenicians was for trade and build ships?

Out of the 5 lessons for module 3, which leader was the most dominant and why is a question on the test.

Annual floods on the Tigris & Euphrates rivers brought silt that made the land ideal for farming in the fertile crescent

What nation did the Persians battle against in the Persian Wars?

Who rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city that had the famous Hanging Gardens?

Cyrus the Great invaded Greece at the plains of Marathon, near Athens which started the Persian Wars.

Chaldeans charted the positions of the stars and kept track of economic, political, and weather events.

What was the name of the first epic written about a Sumerian King?