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Unit 1: Beginnings of Civilization, 7th grade World History.
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1
What is the most popular theory behind Otzi's death?
Otzi was attacked by a pack of wolves
Otzi slipped on ice and fell while mountain climbing
Otzi passed away due to old age and over-exertion
Otzi was struck by an arrow and struck in the head
2
The development of food surpluses in ancient Mesopotamia resulted in which of the following?
Rotten crops
Birth of civilizations
Inflation
Overpopulation
3
Which of the following is not true of Hammurabi's Code?
It was carved in stone.
It was used by many later civilizations as a model.
It treated all people the same under the law.
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
4
___ = the time before writing was invented.
Bronze Age
History
Prehistory
Artifact
5
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
Iran
Iraq
China
Egypt
6
The first empire in world history was the ___ Empire.
Sumerian
Phoenician
Akkadian
Egyptian
7
Who was the Babylonian who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
Hammurabi
Nineveh
Gilgamesh
Sargon
8
When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the Sumerian city-states, they created the first ___.
Super city-state
Nation
Empire
Social class
9
What did King Nebuchadnezzar II (possibly) build for one of his wives?
A ziggurat
A law code
Calendars
The Hanging Gardens
10
___ = a worker who is especially skilled in crafting items by hand.
Priest
Hero
Artisan
Scribe
11
___ = many territories and peoples controlled by one government.
Code
City-state
Country
Empire
12
___ = a group of traders traveling together.
Caravan
Troupe
Civilization
Bazaar
13
___ = the worship of many gods.
Monotheism
Ziggurat
Polytheism
Priests
14
___ = a society that has cities, government, trade, social classes, and skilled jobs.
Village
Town
Civilization
Social Hierarchy
15
___ = capital of the Assyrian Empire; known as a great center of art and learning.
Nineveh
Babylon
Sumer
Assur
16
___ = a period of time characterized by the use of bronze for tools and weapons.
Bronze Age
Renaissance
Cambrian Epoch
Stone Age
17
___ = a powerful weapon with a wooden beam mounted on wheels; invention on the Assyrians.
Chariot
Catapult
Bazaar
Battering ram
18
___ = supplying the land with water from another place using a network of canals.
Irrigation
Fertile
Inwatrication
Lubricate
19
___ = stories passed down by word of mouth.
Griot
Oral traditions
Artifact
Primary source
20
___ = the region between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers.
Assyrian Empire
Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia
Sumer
21
What factor increased global population during the Neolithic Revolution?
People invented the strong and durable bronze.
People were divided into social classes.
People hunted and gathered their food.
People were well-fed by food surpluses.
22
What was the writing system invented by the Sumerians called?
Cuneiform
Gilgamesh
Hieroglyphs
Scribe
23
Which is the correct order of the Mesopotamian Civilizations?
Sumerian - Babylonian - Akkadian - Assyrian
Sumerian - Akkadian - Babylonian - Assyrian
Sumerian - Assyrian - Babylonian - Akkadian
Akkadian - Sumerian - Babylonian - Assyrian
24
___ = stories that explain people's beliefs.
Myths
Poems
Limericks
Epics
25
___ = Empire ruled by King Nebuchadnezzar II (builder of the Ishtar Gate and Hanging Gardens).
Akkadian Empire
New Babylonian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
26
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
Scribes
Kings and priests
artisans
Traders
27
What civilization was led by Sargon and located north of Sumer.
Iran
Babylonia
Akkadia
Egypt
28
Which of the following is a secondary source?
Interview with Bruno Mars
Video footage of the 2016 Presidential Debates
Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi
Encyclopedia article on Pittsburgh
29
___ = a region in Southwest Asia, known for it's rich soil that is good for farming.
Sumer
Fertile Crescent
Sahara Desert
Middle East
30
What is a city-state?
A city that is also a separate, independent state.
A city that controls many other cities.
A small country with trade between its cities.
A walled city.
31
Which of the following is a primary source?
Early History Textbook
Ken Burns Documentary on the Civil War
Biography on Beethoven
Treaty of Tordesillas
32
___ = a scientist who examines objects to learn about the human past.
Anthropologist
Paleontologist
Archaeologist
Historian
33
Which if these are Sumerian inventions.
Compass and Sextant
Clock and watch
Pen and Paper
Wheel and plow
