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Fertile Crescent and Mesopotamia
Which was not a challenge of living in the fertile crescent?
What are scribes?
Fertile Crescent and Mesopotamia
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1
What are scribes?
people who went to school to read and write
the study of stars
wedge shaped writing
a type of cloud
2
Which was not a challenge of living in the fertile crescent?
during the summer the ground would bake rock hard
with no rain in the summer, plants would wither and die
fertile soil
whole villages swept away by floods
3
The _______________ captured Babylon in 1595 BC
Phoenicians
Hittites
Assyrians
Chaldean
4
Which is not a way that the plow made farming easier?
loosened the soil so roots could grow more quickly
dropped seeds into small holes
carried water to all the plants
made long shallow trenches in the earth
5
Who had 300 years of chaos, had heavy taxes, and eventually conquered Egypt and Asian Minor?
Phoenicians
Hittites
Chaldean
Assyrians
6
What is not a fact about Ziggurats?
a temple built for gods
they were 7 stories high
they were decorated beautifully
they were built quickly
7
The ______ destroyed Nineveh in 612 BC
Phoenicians
Chaldean
Hittites
Assyrians
8
The _______________ had two main military advantages; iron working and the chariot
Phoenicians
Chaldean
Assyrians
Hittites
9
What is a law code?
a code that laws followed
a secret society
a verbal set of laws
a written set of laws
10
What did the Sumerians not believe about their gods?
they lived like humans
they have great power
they lived forever
they lived short lives
11
The __________________ were skilled sailors
Phoenicians
Chaldean
Hittites
Assyrians
12
The ________________ set up new colonies along trader routes and cedar was a valuable resource
Assyrians
Chaldean
Hittites
Phoenicians
13
Which is not a benefit for the fertile crescent?
flood waters carried silt across the plains
fertile soil
whole village swept away by floods
flood waters left a layer of rich soil
14
The ______ studied astronomy, geometry, and developed a calendar
Hittites
Assyrians
Chaldean
Phoenicians
15
What are the two agricultural techniques used by Mesopotamians?
irrigation & wheel
plow & wheel
irrigation & plow
wheel & fire
16
Which Babylonian leader wrote one of the most famous law codes throughout his civilization?
Ur Nammu
Sargon
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
17
The _______________ were fierce in battle, would loot villages and burn crops
Hittites
Phoenicians
Assyrians
Chaldean
18
The __________________ developed the modern day alphabet
Hittites
Phoenicians
Assyrians
Chaldean
19
What was the Sumerian number system based on?
10
60
25
30
20
What two rivers surrounded Mesopotamia?
Nile & Euphrates
Tigris & Euphrates
Mediterranean & Euphrates
Nile & Tigris
21
The ______ admired Sumerian culture
Chaldean
Hittites
Assyrians
Phoenicians
22
What is cuneiform?
the study of stars
people who went to school to read and write
a type of cloud
wedge shaped writing
23
What is polytheism/polytheistic?
the belief that gods are powerful
the belief in many gods
the belief in one god
the belief that gods live forever
24
Who was not in the top social class of the Sumerians?
wealthy merchants
slaves
priests
rulers
25
The _______________ had a capital city called Nineveh
Hittites
Chaldean
Assyrians
Phoenicians
