Ancient Mesopotamia

Question 1

Sumer is important in world history because it was

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The world’s first civilization

Question 2

Civilizations grew in the area between the Tigris and Euphrates. What is the area called that is between these rivers?

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Fertile Crescent

Question 3

What is the Pyramid shaped buildings that were used as temples?

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Ziggurat

Question 4

. Led the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt; received the 10 commandments

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Moses

Question 5

After the Death of his friend Enkidu, what did Gilgamesh decide he must have?

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Eternal Life

Question 6

What was one problem people had with Hammurabi&#x27;s Code

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The law did not treat all members of society equally

Question 7

What is the name of the Oldest written language?

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Cuneiform

Question 8

What does it mean for a person to be “polytheistic”?

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They believe in more than one god

Question 9

What led to the conquest of Sumer

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The fighting among city-states

Question 10

The Phoenician alphabet was based on

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Sounds

Question 11

Which of the following was not an invention of the Ancient Sumerians?

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Art

Question 12

What is one major difference between Hammurabi’s code and the 10 Commandments

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The 10 Commandments do not name punishments

Question 13

Mesopotamia is the land between which two rivers?

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Tigris and Euphrates

Question 14

. Mesopotamia is mostly in what modern day country?

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Iraq

Question 15

Who was the king of Akkadia that united all of the city states into the first empire and ruled for 56 years?

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Sargon

Question 16

The Phoenecians produced purple dye. What happens to the price of a product when demand is high and supply is low?

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If the supply is low and the demand is high, then the price will be high

Question 17

Apple iPhones are produced in China but sold in the United States. The Apple iPhone is an example of an United States

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Import

Question 18

Hammurabi&#x27;s Code followed what idea?

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"An eye for an eye"

Question 19

Which of the following is TRUE of the Phoenicians

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Phoenicians traded with peoples in Africa and Europe

Question 20

Why were Priests at the top of the Social Pyramid?

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They were thought to have direct communication with the gods

Question 21

What was King Nebuchadnezzar II’s famous project he built for his wife?

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Hanging Gardens

Question 22

. When you see Cuneiform, what symbol are you likely to see often?

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Triangles

Question 23

Who made the original covenant with God, creating Judaism?

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Abraham

Question 24

What city became the center of Hammurabi’s Mesopotamian Empire?

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Babylon

Ancient Mesopotamia

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