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1
What civilization built one of the world’s first libraries?
Sumerian
Assyrian
Babylonian
Akkadian
2
Exchange means to steal
False
True
3
List two Phoenician achievements
None of the above
created an alphabet and traded
All of the above
established trade routes along the Mediterranean Sea and made purple dye
4
Province means a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
True
False
5
The Assyrians created Cuneiform
True
False
6
True or False: Hammurabi's code influenced Greek and Roman laws.
True
False
7
What year did the Neo-Babylonians move into southern Mesopotamia?
1000 BCE
1000 CE
900 BCE
900 CE
8
What year did the Babylonian empire end?
539 BCE
538 BCE
593 BCE
594 BCE
9
A scribe is an official record keeper.
False
True
10
Lower Sumerian Society included: Prisoners of war, criminals, those who couldn’t pay their debts.
True
False
11
True or False: Mesopotamia was located in the Western part of the Fertile Crescent.
True
False
12
True or False: The Levant is by the Mediterranean Sea.
False
True
13
Hereditary means
A disease involving dairy
Given by a woman
Passed down from parent to child
14
True or False: The Assyrian empire divided itself into provinces
False
True
15
What is a city-state?
A group of many different lands under one ruler
A city that is in a state.
Cities that are independent and have their own government
16
True or False: The Phoenicians spoke a different language than the Mesopotamians.
False
True
17
Complete the sentence. “An ______ for an ______, a ______ for a ______ ”
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
An eye for an eye, a tongue for a tongue.
An ear for an ear, a nose for a nose.
An elbow for an elbow, a shirt for a shirt.
18
What does tribute mean?
a forced payment made to a ruler (as a sign of submission)
to volunteer
19
Middle Sumerian Society included: Merchants, farmers, artisans, and fishers
True
False
20
What does Alliance mean?
A union or association formed for mutual benefit
Oppositional forces
Friends
21
What does civilization mean?
A society of people with an advanced level of organization and development.
A group of many different lands under one ruler
The set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits held by a group of people.
22
Alphabet means a group of letters that stand for sounds
False
True
23
What rivers did Mesopotamia develop between?
Euphrates
Tigris
Both red and blue
None of the above
24
What year was the Assyrian empire defeated?
610 BCE
609 BCE
608 BCE
607 BCE
25
How far did the Assyrian empire extend?
From Persian Gulf to the Nile River
From the Atlantic to the Pacific
From the Tigris to the Euphrates
26
When did people settle in Mesopotamia?
70,000 BCE
70 BCE
7,000 BCE
700 BCE
27
When did Sumerian Kings rise to power?
After 3600 BCE
Before 3500 BCE
after 3700 BCE
Before 3600 BCE
28
What social class was the largest in Sumerian Society?
Upper
Lower
Middle
29
Who rebuilt Babylon?
King Nebuchadnezzar I
None of the above
King Nebuchadnezzar II
King Nebuchadnezzar III
30
What was Hammurabi best known for?
His army
His ruthlessness
His code or set of laws.
His palace
31
Upper Sumerian Society included: Kings, priests, government workers, warriors
False
True
32
What modern-day countries does the fertile crescent go through?
Turkey and Kuwait
Iran, Iraq, and Syria.
All of the above
Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel
33
What does surplus mean?
Extra
Just enough
Too few
34
What colony was the most important to the Phoenicians?
Carthage
Ur
Athens
Cairo
35
This is a ziggurat
True
False
36
Irrigation is a process where canals funnel air from a source to a far away area
False
True
37
True or False: Neo-Babylonians created the sundial
False
True
38
Patriarchy means, a society run by men
False
True
39
True or False: The wives of the Kings had equal rights and power.
True
False
40
What was the capital of the Neo-Babylonian empire?
Bologna
Babylon
Lonia
Babylonia
41
What is an Astronomer/Astrology?
People who visit space in person.
People who study horoscopes
People who study the stars/ The study of stars.
42
What is culture?
a society of people with an advanced level of organization and development
the set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits held by a group of people.
43
Where did the Phoenicians settle?
the Levant to the East
Greece
The Levant to the West
Iran
44
What does code mean in a historical context?
to create a website on the computer.
a set of official rules; a system of principles or rules
guidelines
45
What was the most important resource to early people?
Shelter
Food
Water
Animals
46
What science did Babylonians study the most because of their belief in the gods showing their plans in the sky?
Physics
Astrology
Astronomy
Geometry
47
Name three Sumerian achievements.
12 month lunar calendar, bronze jewelry/tools/weapons, geometry
The wheel, the sailboat, wooden plow.
All of the above
Cuneiform, the cart, the chariot.
48
When did Mesopotamia emerge as a civilization?
30,000 BCE
30 BCE
3,000 BCE
300 BCE
49
What is an empire?
a society of people with an advanced level of organization and development
Cities that are independent and have their own government
A group of many different lands under one ruler
50
Where is Akkad located?
Southern Mesopotamia
Northern Mesopotamia
Western Mesopotamia
Eastern Mesopotamia
51
How long did the Akkadian empire last?
200 years
2000 years
250 years
100 years
52
Parallel means side by side without touching.
True
False
53
Colonies A group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; a new territory
True
False
54
What was known as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world in Babylon?
The Assyrian Empire
The hanging gardens of babylon
Babylon
The Ziggurat in Ur
