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What were the Ziggurats?
What were keels?
Mesopotamia - Unit Test
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What were keels?
Phoenician coins used for trading
Measures of weight in Phoenicia
Parts of a ship that kept them stable
Phoenician traders and merchants
2
What were the Ziggurats?
Palaces built to house Sumerian rulers
Temples for worshiping gods and goddesses
Defensive forts to protect city-states
Government buildings to keep and store records
3
Which of the following was the only major resource of Phoenicia?
Horses
Ivory
Cedar
Gold
4
Which crop was the most important to the early people of Mesopotamia?
Rice
Sorgum
Wheat
MIllet
5
Which ruler was the most powerful leader of the Akkadian Empire?
Hammurabi
Sargon the Great
Cyprus the Great
Nebuchadnezzar
6
The Phoenicians were most famous for which trade good?
Slaves
Cotton
Purple Dye
Silver
7
What was etemmu?
High priests
Ancestor spirits
Sumerian Demons
Gods and Goddesses
8
What is the central message of the Gilgamesh Epic?
Humans should be content with what they have
Humans should strive to conquer nature and death
Humans should not try to improve their lives
Humans should focus on being remembered
9
Which of the following was NOT a religion whose books feature stories in the Gilgamesh Epic?
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
10
Which Biblical figure features in the Gilgamesh Epic under a different name?
Daniel
Noah
Moses
Jesus
11
Sumerian mathematics was based on what number?
30
10
60
100
12
Which ruler was the most powerful leader of the Babylonian Empire?
Cyprus the Great
Nebuchadnezzer
Hammurabi
Sargon the Great
13
Which of the following was NOT an important Sumerian city?
Akkad
Kish
Uruk
Ur
14
What was the name given to Sumerian writing?
Cuneiform
Papyrus
Kanji
Hieroglyphics
15
Which metal had the Hittites mastered the creation of?
Iron
Bronze
Titanium
Steel
16
Which of the following was NOT a way Mesopotamia tried to control flooding?
Ditches
Reservoirs
Aquaducts
Canals
17
Gilgamesh was the ruler of which city?
Uruk
Kish
Ur
Lagash
18
What did the Assyrians do to get their enemies to surrender?
They attempted to convert them to their religion
They promised to only lay low taxes on them
They burned down their villages and tortured them
They bribed them with large amounts of gold and silver
19
What was the area from then Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf was known as?
The Cradle of Civilization
The Ring of Agriculture
The Garden of Eden
The Fertile Crescent
20
Which form of transport did the Hittites use in battle?
Elephants
Siege Engines
Cavalry horses
Chariots
21
What allowed the Akkadians to build their Empire?
They had created the first professional army
The rivals were constantly fighting each other
They had better technologies than other city-states
Akkadian rulers were able to bribe armies to surrender
22
Which invention most helped Sumerian farmers?
Domesticated Cattle
Plows
Pitchforks
Steel tools
23
What the most famous Phoenician colony?
Cadiz
Citium
Palermo
Carthage
24
What were cylinder seals used for?
Signing government documents
Making marriages and adoptions legal
Producing money for different city-states
Writing official government records
25
Which of the three continents are linked by Mesopotamia?
North America, Asia, and Africa
Africa, Europe, and Asia
Europe, India, and Africa
Europe, Asia, and Australia
26
For what was King Nebuchadnezzar most famous?
Defeating eastern invaders of Mesopotamia
Freeing large numbers of people from slavery
Building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Creating the first Babylonian city walls
27
Where did the Hittites originally come from?
India
Asia Minor
Egypt
Arabia
28
Which sea lies to the southeast of Mesopotamia
The Meditarian
The Persian Gulf
The Red Sea
The Black Sea
29
What was the Sumerian vision of the afterlife?
A beautiful garden full of food and water
A dull and gloomy area
An endless expanse of desert
A fiery furnace
30
What was the longest lasting legacy of the Babylonian Empire?
They spread Sumerian culture across the Mediterranean
They had helped to introduce a new writing system
They created the first written law code
They wiped out the threat of invasion from Egypt
31
What was the main building material for large Sumerian buildings?
Mud
Wood
Stone
Reeds
32
What did the Assyrians build to help them control their empire?
Defensive skills
Sea ports
A road system
A large navy
33
What writing material did the Sumerian use?
Paper
Papyrus
Clay
Stone
34
Which writing system was introduced by the Phoenicians?
The Alphabet
Glyphs
Hieroglyphics
Kanji
35
Which two rivers dominate Mesopotamia?
The Yellow and Yangtze
The Nile and Tigris
The Danube and Rhine
The Tigris and Euphrates
36
Which important transportation invention was made in Sumer?
Brakes
Harnesses for animals
Suspension
Wheels
