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Mesopotamia Quiz for NMS
Mesopotamia Quiz for NMS
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1
Hammurabi's laws focused on...
Punishments equal for a crime
Might makes right
Trial by combat
Trial by a jury
2
What is a pyramid shaped temple in Sumer called?
Church
Ziggurat
Pyramid
Temple
3
Expansion of trade and transportation increased in Mesopotamia by all of the following inventions EXCEPT
Currency
Fire
Plow
Wheel
4
What is NOT a component of civilization?
Cities
Social Structure
Architecture
Economy
5
What did King Sargon establish?
First Permanent Army
First Iron Weapons
First Cavalry
First Library
6
A system of government in which religious leaders hold all of the power
Theology
Monorachy
Democracy
Theocracy
7
A way of supplying water to an area of land is known as...
Agriculture
Architecture
Immigration
Irrigation
8
What fine material carried by rivers created fertile soil in the Fertile Crescent?
Dirt
Silt
Bronze
Iron
9
Which king created the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
10
What is the name for the belief in many gods?
Polytheism
Buddhism
Monotheism
Christianity
11
If the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow Southeast, where will they empty into?
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
12
According to Hammurabi's Code, how were people treated?
People could not move out of their social class
Treated as criminals
Treated as equals
Treated differently based on social class
13
Due to fertile Soil in the Fertile Crescent, what became possible first?
Extra rocks for stone tools
Rivers created trade routes
Stable food supply
Surplus of clay for pottery
14
Ur, Uruk, Akkad, Ninevah, and Babylon are all examples of what?
City-states of Phoenicia
Gods of Phoenicians
Gods of Mesopotamia
City-states of Mesopotamia
15
Based on the pictures, how did tools advance?
Tools made getting food more difficult
Tools became made from stone instead of metal
Tools were now made from metal instead of stone
Tools did not help society advance
16
What invention allowed for a greater food surplus in early societies?
Wheel
Plow
Guided notes
Sail
17
The story of Gilgamesh and Enkidu is an example of a long poem of heroes called an...
Stanza
Epic
Epoch
Era
18
What is the purpose of a ziggurat?
Burial chamber for kings
Temples to honor the gods and goddesses
Protection from invaders
Library for Mesopotamian scribes
19
This is a type of government with a ruler who rules over all with absolute power:
City-state
Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
20
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," is an example of _____________ .
Nebuchadnezzar's Code
Hassel's Code
Hammurabi's Code
Sargon's Code
21
What two rivers provided fertile land for multiple city-states in Mesopotamia?
Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea
Tigris and Nile Rivers
Mediterranean and Red Seas
22
This is the first form of writing in the world. It means "wedge shaped."
Hieroglyphics
English
Cuneiform
Latin
23
The Assyrians contributed to expansion of empires through the first use of
Bronze weapons
Catapults
Iron weapons
Permanent armies
24
A cultural trait that the Phoenicians spread throughout the Mediterranean region was...
Exports
Cuneiform
Alphabet
Imports
25
The first known written law code was created by
Hammurabi
Sargon
Ashurbanipal
Harambe
26
What religion developed in Mesopotamia with one god, and a focus on a struggle between good and evil?
Polytheism
Monotheism
Zoroastrianism
Christianity
27
Why was writing invented in Mesopotamia?
For educational purposes
To help religions grow
For economy and tax purposes
To give you homework five thousand years later
28
Why did ancient religions develop in the world?
To show how powerful kings were
To explain natural events in the world
To give people something to do on the weekend
To help people build temples
29
The Fertile Crescent saw the creation of the __________?
first state of Europe
first falafel stand
first empire
first modern civilization
30
What job specialization involves a person writing down records?
Scribe
Sargon
Potter
Poet
