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7th Grade World History Unit
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1
Which of the following did the Assyrian Army not use?
cavalry
Infantry
catapults
50,000 well-trained soldiers
2
What is the Hanging Gardens?
Ziggurat
Kings Palace in Babylon
Fertile Crescent
Kings Palace in Sumer
3
Who was Hammurabi?
The King of Akkad about 2340 BC
The Assyrian Emperor 900 BC
A King of Babylon in the 18th century
King of Sumer about 2300 BC
4
Which of the following were significant Sumerian inventions?
cuneiform
wheel
all of the above
plow
5
What was Sumerian government like?
independent city-states with king (god)
Democracy with presidents
monotheism
polytheism
6
Where did Hammurabi get his laws?
Nebuchadnezzar II
Shamash, god of justice
Hammurabi
Sargon
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Hammurabi's code is divided into what three parts?
Prologue, 282 laws, Epilogue
Picture, 213 laws, Epilogue
Picture, 282 laws, Epilogue
Picture, Prologue, 282 laws
8
Which statement about the Agricultural Revolution is False?
The population grew at a much faster rate
Hunting and gathering become more common
people started to settle in permanent communities
Farmers were able to grow a surplus of food
9
Which of the following does NOT show influence of Religion in ancient Sumer?
a calendar was an invention based on cycles of the moon
people built large ziggurats
kings claimed they received power from the gods
they were polytheistic society
10
Sumerians who made metal, cloth and pottery were called what?
priests
slaves
merchants
artisans
11
Which was NOT an achievement of Babylon?
7 day week
sundial
Wheel
astronomy
12
Which of the following characteristics did early civilizations NOT do?
They had specialized workers and writing systems
They developed cities and formed governements
They traveled in bands to hunt and gather food
They developed religious beliefs and forms of art
13
How were Sumerian social classes divided?
based on gender
based on skin color
based on job
based on wealth
14
As fewer people were needed in the fields, people...
went back to hunting and gathering
moved out of villages
began to do different types of jobs
started domesticating animals
15
Define epic
people who can read and wrte
a religion that believed in many gods
writing system
a lengthy poem about a hero
16
not your fault
external
internal
17
Usage of irrigation system led to
a surplus of food
wealth
job specialization
complex civilizations emerged
18
Whose code was even stricter than Hammurabi?
Assyria
Nebuchadnezzar
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Sargon
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Why did the first civilizations emerge in river valleys?
river valleys protected crops from floods
Rivers provided transportation
floods created fertile soil
river gods were worshiped above all
20
Who conquered Mesopotamia?
Sargon
Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar II
Hammurabi
21
Increased food supplies lead to....
people leaving villages
surplus food
writing systems
job specialization
22
What is the purpose of government?
to control people
to enforce people
to dictate people
to protect people
23
What was Sumerian Religion like?
City-State
Catholicism
monotheism
Polytheism
24
Who was the king of Sumer and Akkad?
Sargon
Nebuchadnessar
Chaldean
Hammurabi
25
complex societies that have organized governments, culture and writing are called
Fertile Crescent
city-state
Mesopotamia
civilizations
26
you caused it to happen
internal
external
27
Which best describes a city-state?
complex societies that have organized governments
a method that brings water to crops
Greek for "land between rivers"
controls itself and all surrounding territory
28
How was a person's social class determined?
height
gender
money
their job
29
Within your control
internal
external
30
you could have prevented it
external
internal
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What is the purpose of writing?
to document
To document religion
write down laws
To record and communicate information
