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A #review game for #Mesopotamia.
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1
What wonder of the ancient world was built by Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon?
Alexandria Lighthouse
Colossus of Rhodes
Hanging Gardens
Tigris Canal Network
2
What does a civilization need to gain specialization?
Medicine
Culture
Surplus
Cars
3
Mesopotamia was mostly _______, demonstrated by a ______in the city center.
Monotheistic; pyramid
Polytheistic; church
Polytheistic; ziggurat
Monotheistic; ziggurat
4
Mesopotamia is located in modern day
Turkey
China
Iraq
Iran
5
One way the Sumerians controlled their environment was by moving water. This is called ____
Building Techniques
Irrigation
Desertification
Flood Insurance
6
Sumerians cities functioned independently and commonly went to war. This is called what?
Tribalism
Unity
Confederacy
City-States
7
What was the first true kingdom of Mesopotamia, with several city-states?
Ur
Sargon
Sumer
Babylon
8
The two rivers in Mesopotamia were the Tigris and
Mississippi
Nile
Euphrates
Etruscan
9
A guffa was a type of ______ that was used by the Sumerians.
boat
animal
cart
language
10
Believing in more than one god
Polytheism
Monotheism
11
This tall tower structure was a temple with many steps.
church
pyramid
ziggurat
canopy
12
Hammurabi's code was written in what language?
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Hebrew
Arabic
13
The earliest and most successful civilizations began around this type of geographic landform
rivers
mountains
lakes
oceans
14
Scribes were associated with their role in
operating trade centers
writing cuneiform
guarding ziggurats
enforcing laws
15
Mesopotamia can be referred to as all of the following EXCEPT
Land Between the Rivers
The Two RIvers
Cradle of Civilization
Fertile Crescent
16
Mesopotamia had a surplus of grain and
wood
oil
pottery
jewelry
17
Which was NOT an invention of the Sumerians?
bows and arrows
Irrigation
domesticated animals
the wheel
18
City-states were ruled by a
Pharoah
Gilgamesh
Queen
King
19
Which was a benefit of cuneiform?
all are correct
record historical events
communicate across distances
people can pass on knowledge
20
What is the red area known as?
Water Crescent
Fertile Crescent
Fertile Desert
Land Before Time
21
Hammurabi is known for his creation of what?
Code of law
the wheel
Cuneiform
the sundial
22
Believing in one god
monotheism
polytheism
23
In which type of government is a political leader also a religious leader?
Communism
Democracy
Theocracy
Dictatorship
24
A long poem that came from the ancient tradition celebrating historic deeds.
ode
saga
myth
epic
25
What leader returned the city-states to an empire from Babylon?
Gilgamesh
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
Hammurabi