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1
Government is an example of a
Specialzed Worker
Record Keeping/Writing
Complex Institution
Advanced Technology
2
What was the last great city-state of Sumer that was destroyed in 2,000 B.C.E.?
Uruk
Ur
Lagash
Kish
3
What type of people ruled Sumer?
Priests and Kings
Slaves
Artisans and Farmers
Nobles
4
It's believed that the Sumerians created the wheel, plow, and sailboat.
False
True
5
King Cyrus held the Persian Empire together with the Royal Road System and Standardized Coinage.
True
False
6
What workers make goods by hand?
Merchants
Farmers
Artisans
Slaves
7
Which group of people learned the process of smelting iron?
Sumerians
Assyrians
Persians
Hittites
8
A monotheist is a person who worships one god.
True
False
9
Which Persian leader ruled with absolute power?
Cambyses
Darius
Lightning McQueen
King Cyrus
10
To deal with water problems along the two rivers, Sumerians would dig irrigation ditches.
True
False
11
The Phoenicians biggest contribution was their creation of
The Sailboat
The Alphabet
Iron Weapons and Tools
The Wheel
12
A belief in many gods is called:
Hinduism
Polytheism
Christianity
Monotheism
13
Which group of people built an empire based on fear and harsh punishment?
Assyrians
Greeks
Persia
Sumerians
14
Ancient Mesopotamia was settled between the Tigris and Nile rivers.
False
True
15
Hammurabi's code had how many fundamental principals?
3
5
20
50
16
The Sumerians had many natural resources, and therefore did not trade with other civilizations very often.
False
True
17
The Amorites established Babylon as their capital city.
True
False
18
The first major village to emerge in Mesopotamia was:
Babylon
Sumer
Assyria
Greece
19
The Assyrians created Cuneiform, which is a system of writing with wedge-shaped symbols.
False
True
20
What is one of the five traits essential for a civilization?
Tons of smart people
Good farmers
Lots of buildings
Specialized Workers
21
The Sumerians believed in an afterlife.
False
True
22
Who was at the bottom of the Sumerian social class system?
Wealthy Merchants
Artisans and Farmers
Priests and Kings
Slaves
23
Iron is a more common, cheaper, and stronger metal than bronze.
False
True
24
Who created the Persian Empire?
Hammurabi
Mr. Edwards
Darius
King Cyrus
25
Sumer was a collection of separate cities with a common way of life.
True
False
