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Trade increased in Mesopotamia because.....
new farming tools and job specialization
a strict code of law
religious beliefs and myths
walled cities and more weapons
2
The basic political unit of Sumer included a city and all the countryside around it and is called?
city
nation
empire
city-state
3
Sumerian ruler Sargon of Akkad created the first _________________ of Mesopotamia.
nation
city-state
religion
empire
4
Used by ships to harness the winds
irrigation
metallurgy
water
sails
5
enabled cities to become trading centers
the gods commanded it
a surplus of crops
a desire to be a merchant
Sargon was a good leader
6
Slavery in the ancient Middle East was allowable.....
only is the slave was a different race than the master
only if the slave had the same faith as the master
to pay off debt
only for prisoners of war
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world’s first system of writing
cuneiform
stone
papyrus
scribble
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math system that the Sumerians used was based on ___________
60
Mesopotamian numbers written on cave walls
100
base ten
9
what did the Sumerians add to future societies and cultures?
clearly-defined government and large cities
patriarchy and job specialization
raisinglivestock and monumental architecture
social classes and agricultural surplus
10
the name of the oldest written epic?
Epic of Hammurabi
Epic of Sargon
Epic of Gilgamesh
Epic of Mesopotamia
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first people in Mesopotamia to build irrigation canals
Sumerians
Assyrians
Hittites
Babylonians
12
Sumerians wrote on this
clay tablets
paper
papyrus
stone
13
In ancient Mesopotamia, the MAIN role of priests were to
collect taxes
to make the gods happy
offer salvation to sinners
instruct the king about religion
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the belief in more than one god
monotheistic
mesotheistic
polytheistic
ponotheistic
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Sumerian gods and goddess were often portrayed as warriors or fighting each other which shows how much they valued....
justice
strength
honesty
obedience
16
earliest major cities in the history of the world became centers of population because.....
militarily important to their own country
considered holy cities
centers of intellectually curiosity
located along major trade routes
17
Process of taking metal and making goods and useful items
irrigation
metallurgy
metal making
silting
18
traded goods and services without using money
labor
purchase
barter
market
19
oldest Mesopotamian civilization
Assyria
Sumer
Hittite
Babylon
20
What is King Hammurabi’s Code?
Who is King Hammurabi?
A system of 282 laws which governed his people’s lives
Asystem of levers to open a canal
A system of punishmentfor thieves only
21
Increase in food supply, more technology and art and a development of writing and religion is the result of what?
Ice Age
When dinosaurs became extinct
Agricultural Revolution
Industrial Revolution
22
People in ancient Mesopotamia believed their gods were vengeful and unpredictable because
monsoons caused death and destructions
the Nile River flooded
the desert was harsh
the Tigis and Euphrates flooded
23
large building that rose above each city, many times with a shrine at the top.
temples
military bases
government offices
ziggaruts
24
Hammurabi fulfilled which of the following roles?
matriarch
monarch
prince
patriarch
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One purpose of Sumerian religious beliefs was to _____________________.
unite Egyptians and Sumerians
give women more power
explain natural disasters
support the military
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tool used to help prepare the soil for the planting of seeds.
hammer
pencil
anvil
plow
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Code of Hammurabi in Babylonia was intended to:
free slaves from oppression
give all people voting rights
letall people know the laws
allow commoners to have more rights
