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Review of characteristics of Middle Eastern region and ancient Mesopotamia
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1
The two rivers which "cradled" Mesopotamia were:
Amazon & Thames
Tigris & Euphrates
Nile & Tigris
Euphrates & Nile
2
Which of these is NOT true of ancient Mesopotamian civilizations?
schools were created for boys and girls
written laws were extremely strict
they had a number system based on 60, used for time
they used a potter's wheel and later created carts
3
Which occupation did NOT exist in ancient Mesopotamia?
scribe
farmer
petroleum refiner
doctor
4
Which is NOT true of the people of ancient Mesopotamia?
laws called for death for falsle accusation against others
people sometimes slept on roofs to stay cool
there is evidence they created board games
they were mostly travelling nomads
5
The written language of ancient Sumer was called:
Cuneiform
Arabic
Ziggurats
Heirogplyphics
6
Which is NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
sons were punished severely for striking their fathers
a judge could never be guilty of making an error
builders were required to repair their work
it punished the people for striking those of higher ranking
7
Which of these did ancient Mesopotamian people most commonly use to write on?
paper
clay tablets
walls of buildings
tick question! they didn't write!
8
Which country is not considered part of the Middle East?
Iraq
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
9
Which of these is NOT a physical characteristic of the Middle East region?
Islam
petroleum
Persian Gulf
desert climate
10
Which country is not considered part of the "Arab World" due its large Jewish population?
Oman
Israel
Iran
Kuwaitt
11
Which of these areas is not considered to be part of the Middle East?
southwest Asia
Turkey
southern Africa
northern Africa
12
Which of these was not designed to help control flooding in ancient Mesopotamia?
canals
irrigation
levees
wheels
13
Which of these is NOT true of ancient Mesopotamian religion?
ziggurats were temples built to house god(s)
offerings were made in the form of animal sacrifices
they worshiped only one God
people feared god(s)
14
The name Mesopotamia actually means what in ancient Greek?
controlling the floods
wheel makers
land between the rivers
written laws
15
The majority of people in the Middle East today believe in which religion?
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
