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What did the Babylonian calendar help people know?
When there would be a full moon
When the rivers would flood
When major holidays were coming up
What the months were
2
Mesopotamia is also known as the...
Promised Land
Grassy Land
Land Between Two Rivers
Fertile Crescent
3
Assyria used what to trade their goods?
Carts
Boats
Horses
Willpower
4
King Hammurabi was the king of...
Babylon
Aegean
Assyria
Sumer
5
The first civilization that promoted a "warrior lifestyle" was
Sumer
Assyria
Babylon
Aegean
6
Which of these was NOT a major physical feature of Mesopotamia?
Fertile Crescent
Persian Gulf
Andes Mountains
Tigris River
7
What did the settlers have to do with the rivers to ensure their crops grew?
Dam them
Irrigate them
Dry them up
Flood them
8
What was the SECOND system Mesopotamia used to create order?
Hammurabi's Code
Created Empires
Division of Labor
Social Hierarchy
9
What was a ziggurat used for?
All of the above
A school to teach cuneiform
Religious ceremonies
Meetings with the king
10
What two rivers run through Mesopotamia?
Persian & Euphrates
Persian & Tigris
Tigris & Euphrates
Nile & Persian
11
What language was the Epic of Gilgamesh written in?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Phoneician
Sanskrit
12
What does it mean to have a "division of labor?"
Independent territories that make up a civilization
A system that divides people into jobs.
A large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland
Dividing people into classes based on a family's job.
13
Why was Mesopotamia considered the perfect location?
No Natural Enemies
Fertile Land
Irrigation System
Animals Ready for Domestication
14
What writing system did the Sumerians develop?
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Phonecian
15
How many characteristics are needed to have an organized civilization?
2
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6
8
16
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh searches for...
Love
Wealth
Immortality
Power
17
Which of these was not a Mesopotamian empire?
Babylon
Aegean
Assyria
Sumer
18
What is an epic?
A company that makes video games
A long poem that tells a hero's journey
A long story that tells a hero's adventures
A poem
19
Mesopotamia is located in modern day...?
Iran
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
20
Where did early Mesopotamian cities develop?
By the Persian Gulf
By the river
In the mountains
In the country side
21
People who lived in Mesopotamia were
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
22
What were Mesopotamian civilizations competitive over?
Food
Power
Land
Water
23
What was the idea behind Hammurabi's Code?
Karma's a Jerk
Finders Keepers
Eye for an Eye
Fair is Fair
24
How is the location of a civilization determined?
Wherever most people settle is a civilization
Wealth
People tell them to go there
Resources of the land
25
Who is at the top of a social hierarchy?
King
Slaves
Merchants
Farmers
