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A long poem that tells the story of a hero
Ch 4 Mesopotamia
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1
A long poem that tells the story of a hero
tribute
scribe
epic
cuneiform
2
Bronze is made of
tin & iron
copper & iron
tin & steel
copper & tin
3
Who invented the sundial?
Akkadians
Sumerians
Babylonians
Assyrians
4
Fine particles of fertile soil
silt
tribute
irrigation
epic
5
Who led a revolt against the Assyrians?
Ashurbanipal
Nabopolassar
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
6
Where were the first city-states?
Babylon
Assyria
Akkad
Sumer
7
A political district an empire is divided into
silt
province
tribute
surplus
8
Who was feared for their terrorizing army and harsh rule?
Babylonians
Assyrians
Hittites
Chaldeans
9
Monotheism is the belief in more than one god.
True
False
10
Which empire used provinces to ensure a well-run government?
Assyrians
Chaldeans
Akkadians
Babylonians
11
The Sumerians used astronomy for all of these EXCEPT
to know when to plant their crops
to know when to hold religious ceremonies
to come up with a 60 minute hour
to develop a 12 month calendar
12
a person who writes documents
epic
province
tribute
scribe
13
Greek meaning “the land between the rivers”
Mesopotamia
Babylon
Euphrates
silt
14
An extra amount
surplus
silt
tribute
epic
15
A system of writing that used wedge-shaped marks in soft clay.
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
province
tribute
16
Which empire is also called the New Babylonian Empire?
Persian
Chaldean
Akkadian
Assyrian
17
Hammurabi was the leader of which empire?
Assyrian
Chaldean
Akkadian
Babylonian
18
Payment made as a sign of surrender is
surplus
tribute
silt
province
19
Sargon was the leader of the
Akkadians
Hittites
Babylonians
Assyrians
20
The majority of Sumerians
could write
believed in one god
were artisans
were farmers
21
Merchants who travel together for protection are called a
silt
caravan
empire
province
22
Who was the first to follow a seven day week?
Akkadians
Assyrians
Babylonians
Sumerians
23
Who was the first to use bronze?
Chaldeans
Babylonians
Akkadians
Sumerians
24
Assyrian roads
had stations for government messengers to rest and change chariot horses
connected the provinces within the empire
All of the above
had soldiers guarding them to protect traders from bandits
25
Which of the following was NOT true of Sumerian math?
they used geometry
They came up with a 60 minute hour.
they had multiplication & division tables
they used a place-value system based on 30
26
Who was the first to build an empire in Mesopotamia?
Nabopolassar
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
Hammurabi
27
Who made one of the world's first libraries at Nineveh during the Assyrian rule?
Sargon
Nabopolassar
Hammurabi
Ashurbanipal
28
Who was famous for his law code?
Ashurbanipal
Sargon
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
29
Which of the following was NOT an invention of the Sumerians?
wheel
sailboat
wooden plow
sundial
30
A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
ziggurat
scribe
epic
tribute
31
Lapis Lazuli is a blue stone used in jewelry.
True
False
32
Mesopotamia is between which rivers?
Euphrates
Nile
Yellow
Tigris
33
The Assyrians learned how to make iron weapons from the
Akkadians
Babylonians
Chaldeans
Hittites
34
The 300 foot ziggurat with a gold roof in Babylon is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
True
False
35
Who helped defeat the Assyrians?
Hittites
Egyptians
Medes
Persians
36
Who rebuilt Babylon into the largest and richest city at the time?
Nabopolassar
Ashurbanipal
Nebuchadnezzar
Hummrabi
37
The Babylonian street near the palace was paved with
blue tiles
gold
limestone
marble
38
The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest known story.
False
True
