Mesopotamia

Question 1

Where in the ziggurat did they worship the gods?

Accepted Answer

the top

Question 2

If you had a two level home it was probably because you were:

Accepted Answer

wealthy

Question 3

This was a favorite vegetable of the Sumerians:

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eggplant

Question 4

True or False: The Mesopotamians enjoyed board games.

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True

Question 5

The Sumerians worshipped this sky god.

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Anu

Question 6

These were used as weapons of war:

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both 1 and 2

Question 7

City-states fought over:

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land

Question 8

Each city state had its own:

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all of these

Question 9

True or False: The Mesopotamians believed they were put on earth to serve the gods.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

They believed misfortunes occurred because:

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the gods were not happy

Question 11

What do we believe ziggurats were used for?

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Religious ceremonies, home for the priests and gods.

Question 12

True or False: There were no priestesses.

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False

Question 13

True or False. Cuneiform started as pictographs.

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True

Question 14

At the top of the social class was the

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priests and kings

Question 15

Slaves were:

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All three

Question 16

The climate in this part of the world is:

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hot and dry

Question 17

The story of Gilgamesh was written as a:

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poem

Question 18

How many months did they have in their calendar?

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12

Question 19

These were in the middle of the social class.

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merchants, artisans, workers

Question 20

Gilgamesh was

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all of these

Question 21

A priest's job was to: (choose one of two possible answers)

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make sure the gods were happy, tend to the sick

Question 22

Which kids attended school?

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Mostly boys

Question 23

Women had the right to:

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all of these

Question 24

Some of Gilgamesh's story parallels:

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Noah and the Ark

Question 25

They were chosen by the gods

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priests

Question 26

This was used to write on the clay tablets

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reed stylus

Question 27

The invention of the sailboat promoted:

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both of these

Question 28

The original reason for the creation of cuneiform was:

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trade

Question 29

We can credit the Mesopotamians with the invention of the:

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calendar, wheel, map

Question 30

A ziggurat served as a(n)

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all of these

Question 31

A priest's job was to:

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all of these

Question 32

Wheels were first invented for

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potters

Question 33

The Mesopotamians grew all of these except:

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bananas

Question 34

True or False:They would sell their children to slavery if they needed money.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

True or False: Slaves could not buy their freedom.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 36

Because of the invention of the wheel, this was used in war.

Accepted Answer

chariot

Question 37

Cuneiform made it possible to:

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keep records, send messages to faraway lands

Question 38

"Mesopotamia" means

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land between the rivers

Question 39

Which is true of scribes:

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Both 1 and 3

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