stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Hot Mess O' Potamia Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Hot Mess O' Potamia
Hot Mess O' Potamia
31 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
246 plays
#Mesopotamia#Sumer#Akkadians#Hammurabi#Babylonians#Assyrians
Flashcards
31 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
31
Answers
1
How was the legal system of Babylon more advanced than that of other societies at the time?
Their system put an end to slavery forever.
Their system treated all classes the same.
Their system gave women and slaves rights.
Their system used very mild punishments
2
What was one factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer?
Sumer had steep hillsides.
Sumer had weeds growing wildly.
Sumer had rocky soil.
Sumer had an uncontrolled water supply.
3
Why did Nebuchadrezzar build walls, towers, and a moat around his capital?
He wanted to isolate his people from outsiders.
He wanted to keep his army from revolting.
He wanted to make farmers stay outside
He wanted to protect the city from attack.
4
Why would the Sumerian cuneiform be important to a historian?
Cuneiform mapped out the geography of Sumer.
Cuneiform was a written record of Sumerian events.
Cuneiform was an artifact used by the people.
Cuneiform was a tool the Sumerians used.
5
Why were scribes important in the Sumerian government?
Scribes wrote down the laws.
Scribes educated the royal children.
Scribes collected the royal children.
Scribes entertained the rulers.
6
Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
The communities all depended on each other for water.
The communities kept written records.
The communities were all part of one great empire.
The communities had their own ruler and farmland.
7
What was the difficulty that all four Mesopotamian empires faced?
The empires couldn't control such a large area.
The empires couldn't choose strong leaders.
The empires couldn't trade with other empires.
The empires couldn't keep track of their history.
8
What were the responsibilities of the king in Sumer?
Feed the poor, collect taxes, and have temples built.
Lead the army, enforce laws, and have temples built.
Lead the army, feed the poor, collect taxes.
Feed the poor, enforce laws, entertain the citizens.
9
Which innovation added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?
Building arches to make construction more stable
Mixing paints together to create new colors.
Painting glass with different colors.
Using concrete to make the buildings stronger.
10
Why were levees built by rivers in Ancient Sumer?
Levees were built to protect villages from attack.
Levees were built to irrigate crops.
Levees were built to prevent flooding.
Levees were built to load barges
11
What was a problem caused by Sumerian city-states' independence from one another?
The city-states could not defend themselves.
The city-states did not cooperate.
The city-states were unable to trade crops with one another.
The city-states had very few different natural resources.
12
The invention of which device
most affected
the food supply in Sumer?
the chariot
the arch
the plow
the wheel
13
How did the Akkadians get the resources to build up their capital city?
The Akkadians printed paper money to buy what they needed.
The Akkadians mined precious stones in the mountains.
The Akkadians collected tribute from conquered peoples.
The Akkadians expanded irrigation to grow bigger crops.
14
How did the Sumerian civilizations express their religious beliefs
Sumerians constructed temples and called "Ziggurats".
Sumerians didn't work on holy days and fasted until sunset.
Sumerians did not express their religious beliefs.
Sumerians expressed their beliefs privately.
15
What types of communities arose after 500 years of Sumerian farming villages?
Villages transitioned into self-governing cities.
Villages transitioned into abandoned archaeological sites.
Villages transitioned into bands of hunters and gatherers.
Villages transitioned into large-scale private estates
16
Sumerians building strong walls of mud bricks is an example of which theme of geography?
Place
Location
Human Environment Interaction
Movement
17
What innovation helped the people of Sumer protect their civilizations from attack?
The construction of moats.
The construction of reservoirs.
The construction of canals.
The construction of levees.
18
What did the Akkadians use to gain power over Sumer?
The Akkadians used religious teachings.
The Akkadians used military strategy.
The Akkadians used complex technology.
The Akkadians used economic wealth.
19
How is Hammurabi best remembered?
his code of laws
his hanging garden
his brutal behavior
his battle strategy
20
What political feature did the empires all have that the Sumerian civilization lacked?
Sumerians did not have one government.
Sumerians did not have many beautiful works of art.
Sumerians rulers who claimed to get power from the gods.
Sumerians did not have organized public works.
21
What was the purpose of Assyrian aqueducts?
The aqueducts brought water to the city
The aqueducts let boats pass between rivers.
The aqueducts protected the palace from attack.
The aqueducts raised crops in the dry soil.
22
Which of the following is evidence that Sumerians lived AFTER the Stone Age?
Sumerians made metal tools.
Sumerians created painted pottery.
Sumerians built brick houses
Sumerians used wooden plows.
23
Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?
The invention of the horseshoe.
The invention of the sword.
The invention of the sledge.
The invention of the wheel.
24
What type of environment did the Sumerian civilization have to interact with?
An environment that was hilly and dry, with many stones.
A place that was high and cold, with mountains.
An environment that was low and flat, with seasonal rain.
An environment that was thickly forested, with heavy storms.
25
What caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills, and how did they solve this problem?
The climate was changing, so they constructed reservoirs.
There was fighting between them, so they joined together.
Soil was overused, so they built terraces.
The population increased, so they moved to the plains.
26
What does it mean for a society to have a stable food supply?
A society should have enough food for its people.
A society should get food by hunting and fishing.
A society should buy food from other groups.
A society should give food to the king.
27
Why did the Sumerian rivers flood in the spring, and how did the people control this flooding?
Strong winds blew, so the people moved in the spring.
Sumer had heavy rainfall, so they built dams.
Ice chunks formed in the river, so the people removed them.
Snow melted in the mountains, so they built dams.
28
Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
The king wanted everyone to be happy
The king cared most about the poor
The king was chosen by the gods.
The king consulted with wise advisors.
29
What evidence was found by archaeologists that shows Sumerians were not prehistoric
Sumerians had painted pottery.
Sumerians built ziggurats.
Sumerians had written records.
Sumerians built city walls.
30
Where does the name of Mesopotamia come from?
It's location near a region of many cultures.
It's location in the mountain foothills.
It's location between two rivers.
It's location at the site of the earliest cities.
31
Why did the Sumer irrigation canals become clogged, and how did the villages solve the problem?
Silt was a problem, so the villages depended on each other.
Weeds were a problem, so the villages divided up the work.
Weeds were a problem, so the villages relocated.
Silt was a problem, so they exchanged natural resources.
