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sixth grade history quiz
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1
The act of building dams, ditches, and walls to control the flow of water is called-
irrigation.
Mesopotamia.
Sumer.
city-states.
2
A skilled worker who made cloth, metal products, or pottery is called-
Sumer.
a civilization.
a city-state.
an artisan.
3
A Sumerian temple was called a-
irrigation.
home.
city-state.
ziggurat.
4
A civilization is-
a river valley.
a complex society with religion, art, and government.
a skilled worker.
allowed farmers to grow plenty of food.
5
One cruel law in Hammurabi's code was:
someone must witness agreements
contractors must pay to repair poor workmanship
if you hit your parent, your hand will be cut off
if you are caught robbing someone, you'll be put to death
6
Hammurabi's laws were known as a ______, or collection of laws and rules.
book
epic
Sargon
code
7
Each Sumerian city-state-
was huge.
had a separate religion.
traded with the Akkadians.
had its own government.
8
The Sumerian religion was based on the idea of-
being kind to each other.
a complex society with government.
many gods, each of which controlled a specific area or idea.
living in a ziggurat.
9
Cuneiform is-
writing in clay tablets.
irrigation.
a city-state.
writing on papyrus.
10
On of the earliest known set of laws was created by the ruler-
Sargon.
Akkadians.
city-state
Hammurabi.
11
Mesopotamia was an early civilization located-
between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
in Australia.
near the North Pole.
in modern-day Iraq.
12
The city of ____________ became the center of trade.
Akkadians
Sargon
Hammurabi
Babylon
13
The Sumerians used math based on the number-
60
100
1
10
14
The Tigris and Euphrates were-
early civilizations.
pets.
rivers that bordered Mesopotamia.
city-states.
15
The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest known-
story.
civilization.
city-state.
Hammurabi.
16
_____ was a famous Akkadian king who conquered Mesopotamia.
Sargon
code
Hammurabi
Sumer
17
River valleys were a good place to build civilizations because-
the river brought fertile soil and fresh water.
it was more fun.
it was a complex society.
it was warmer.
18
A person who specialized in writing was called a-
city-state.
farmer.
scribe.
civilization.
19
A group of different lands controlled by a single ruler is called a ______.
Akkadians
civilization
empire
city-state
20
The Sumerians used ____________ to protect their city-states.
farms
soldiers
walls
an army
