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1
Babylon was more advanced than other societies at that time because
it used mild punishments
it treated all classes the same
it put an end to slavery
it gave women some rights
2
Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
They all depended on each other for water
They all kept written records of crop levels
They were united into one empire
Each had its own ruler and land
3
Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other
they had to fight off attacks from empires to the east
they cooperated to keep the water systems working
they formed caravans to safely visit the mountains
they exchanged different kinds of natural resources
4
Hammurabi is best remembered for his
code of laws
hanging gardens
economic wealth
statues
5
One result of Sumerian farmers working together was
it prevened too many attacks from neighboring villages
communities grew into larger towns and cities
large growth of food storage than originally available
farmers could maintain their own canals and stay in village
6
Lead the army, enforce the laws, and have temples built
. Who had these responsibilities?
the scribes
the priests
the king
the council
7
Why were scribes important in Sumerian government
entertained rulers
write down the laws
teach royal children of a higher class
collected taxes
8
The main reason for dams and reservoirs was
to make it easier to fish
to store water for later use
to allow travel by boat
to protect villages from attack
9
What made it possible for Sumerians to use chariots?
sledges
horseshoes
wheel
10
Fighting over land and water led each area to
fight off attacks from the empires to the East.
exchange different kinds of natural resources
cooperate to keep water systems working
build strong walls made of mud and construct moats
11
The Sumerian Arch
was made of strong bricks and clay
used concrete for strength
was made of copper
added strength and beauty to buildings
12
The Akkadians used steles to
attack enemies!
make objects from metal!
record important events!
13
Sumerians were a civilization but not an empire. What feature did the empires have that the Sumerians lacked?
rulers claimed to get power from the gods
One government ruled several groups
Public works such as irrigation were organized
14
Moving to the plains brought new challenges, one of them was
did not know how to build a levee
too much rain
not enough rain
uncontrolled water supply
15
The environment of Sumer was
hilly and dry with many stones
low and flat with little rain
thickly forested with building materials
mild weather and plentiful rain
16
Who most likely lived in a two story house?
government official
farmer
merchant
metalworker
17
What was a problem caused by Sumerian city-states independence from one another
unable to trade with other city-states
couldn't defend themselves from attacks from larger groups
no cooperation for irrigation systems
18
Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer
it wasn't a good building material
it dried up the rivers
it clogged the irrigation canals
it crumbled city walls
19
Records of goods people exchanged were made on
metal coins
clay tablets
animal hides
cuneiform
20
Cuneiform is most closely related to which of these features of Sumerian Civilization
System of Writing
Religion
Stable Food Supply
Government
21
What caused the food shortage in the Zagros foothills
lack of available farmland
area did not flood
too much rain
too many rocks and timber
22
What is evidence of a social structure?
people organized on levels of wealth and/or power
the way scribes record events
how many taxes a king collects from slaves
23
Which empire came first
The Assyrians
Hammurabi and the Babylonians
Nebuchadnezzar II and the Neo-Babylonians
Sargon and the Akkadians
24
The people in the Zagros foothills solved their problem by
starving to death
building irrigation systems
tried to ration the food supply
moving to the south near the rivers
25
One factor that made farming difficult in Sumer was
steep hillsides
lack of rainfall
rocky soil
growth of trees
26
Which of the following MOST affected the food supply
plow
wheel
chariot
27
A society has a stable food supply if
it gives food to the king
it has plenty of food for its people
it gets food by hunting and fishing
it buys food from other city-states
28
Levees were built to
prevent floods
to decorate the banks of a river
to control workers
create a reservoir
29
The image belows shows evidence of which characteristic of civilization
religion
highly developed writing system
stable food supply
30
What religious belief in Sumer made the King more powerful
the king was chosen by the gods
the priest cared most about the poor
the government led sacrificial ceremonies
the king was responsible for building the temples
31
A problem all four Mesopotamian empires had was difficulty in
keeping track of records
choosing strong leaders
controlling such a large area
trading with other empires
32
Read the following list: Siege warfare, battering rams, and moveable towers. The Assyrians used these things mainly to
conquer cities
destroy crops
collect taxes
train soldiers
33
What was the purpose of the aqueducts
allow boats to pass in rivers
bring water to the city
irrigate crops
34
The word Mesopotamia means
land of the free
land between the rivers
land between the oceans
land in the fertile crescent
35
Main use of drums, pipes, and lyres was to entertain
True
False
36
Why did Nebuchadrezzar, the leader of the Neo-Babylonians, build two walls, towers, and a moat around his capital?
to isolate his people from outsiders
to make farmers stay outside
to protect the city from attacks
to keep his army from revolting
37
The Akkadians gained power over Sumer through military strategy
False
True
