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Chapter three Mesopotmaia
Chapter three Mesopotmaia
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Review for our second Common Assessment this year! Good Luck!
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1
Which body of water is located west of Mesopotamia and is a saltwater resource?
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
2
What does Mesopotamia translate to?
"New land"
"Middle East"
"Land between the rivers"
None of the above
3
What is the name of the green area on the map?
Asia Minor
Iraq
The Fertile Crescent
Zargos Mountains
4
Where did the Gods reside in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Ziggurat
in the sky
None of the above
Brick building
5
What year did Hammurabi become King and how long did he rule?
1792, 42 years
1792, 44 years
1792, 50 years
1792, 49 years
6
What is the first language created by the Sumerians?
Cuneiform
Portuguese
Alphabet
Espanol
7
Which body of water is located West of Mesopotamia and is freshwater resource?
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
8
How many laws did Hammurabi's code have?
182
382
282
350
9
Who is Gilgamesh
A made up story of a fake king of Uruk
King of Uruk and a God
King of Babylon the city state
King of Uruk and a famous ancient literary story
10
What did Hittites use the chariots for?
to overcome the Babylonian empire
to defeat Gilgamesh
to carry heavy loads
to defeat the Sumerian empire
11
In the Stone Ages and Mesopotamia what tool was used on the farm for productivity?
plow
tractor
shovel
Seeds
12
What kind of art was made with many colored pieces in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Mosaic
Brick
Cylinder seals
Stone
13
Who was at the top of the social hierarchy in ancient Mesopotamian cultures?
Kings
Gold miners
Merchants
Farmers
14
What kind of religious views existed in ancient Mesopotamia?
Jewish, Christian
Polytheistic, Chrono theistic
Christianity, Islam
Polytheistic, Monotheistic
15
Who was at the bottom of the social hierarchy in ancient Mesopotamian civilizations?
kings
slaves
merchants
farmers
16
Why did the Sumerians have to build canals?
to travel on water to trade goods and crafts
to travel down the river
to supply water to the crops
to sail in a sailboat
17
Who created the sailboat?
Sumerians
Stone Age people
Babylonians
Akkadians
18
What is Silt?
mixture of water and seeds
mixture of silk and cotton
Fabric
mixture of tiny rocks and fertile soil
19
What two rivers make the Fertile Crescent flood and leave behind silt?
Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Euphrates and Mediterranean River
Tigris and Red River
Nile River and Tigris
20
What could a cylinder seal be used for?
A family crest
a signature
all of the above
Signing documents
21
What three cultures did Hammurabi's law code have to unify?
Babylonians, Phoenicians, and Sumerians
Sumerians. Akkadians, and Hittites
Hittites, Akkadians, and Sumerians
Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians
22
What empire is responsible for giving us our alphabet?
Babylonians
Phoenicians
Sumerians
Akkadians
23
Who is famous for the phrase "eye for an eye"?
My name is Jeff
Lebron James
Sargon I
Hammurabi
24
What region of Mesopotamia is Sumer located?
North
East
West
South
25
What innovation was created by the Sumerians for carrying heavy loads?
Spear
Rock
wheel
Pale
26
What king rules over the city state of Akkad?
Sargon I
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
None of the Above
