Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent Civilizations 2017

Question 1

What was NOT a problem faced by the Sumerians due to their geographic location?

Accepted Answer

Lack of fresh water

Question 2

Sumerians believed that __________ controlled their success in everyday life.

Accepted Answer

the gods

Question 3

How did the Sumerians solve the water problem?

Accepted Answer

Built ditches and canals to direct the flood water

Question 4

What is a city-state?

Accepted Answer

City independent from a central government

Question 5

Who were the first people to master the process of crafting weapons from iron?

Accepted Answer

Hittites

Question 6

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

Accepted Answer

in the river valleys

Question 7

Mesopotamia is a Greek word that means:

Accepted Answer

"Land Between Two Rivers"

Question 8

The two rivers that surround Mesopotamia are:

Accepted Answer

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 9

What civilization was made up of wealthy traders who mainly exported a purple dye?

Accepted Answer

Phoenicians

Question 10

Sumerian achievements included the cuneiform, the plow, epics, architecture and _________

Accepted Answer

the wheel

Question 11

Who was the strong ruler who created the first ever recorded code of laws?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 12

What was the first civilization to emerge in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Sumerians

Question 13

Who finally defeated the Assyrians?

Accepted Answer

Chaldeans (New Babylonians)

Question 14

How were the Assyrians able to create their strong empire?

Accepted Answer

Conquest with their well-trained and equipped military

Question 15

What was the most commonly used form of writing in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform

Question 16

Who conquered Sumer with his strong army and created the world's first empire?

Accepted Answer

Sargon

Question 17

How did the Sumerians solve the resource problem?

Accepted Answer

Traded with other civilizations

Question 18

What is NOT a reason for the importance of crafting with iron?

Accepted Answer

Lighter

Question 19

How did Sumerians solve the defense problem?

Accepted Answer

Building city walls using mud bricks

Question 20

Babylonians, ______ & Kassites, Chaldeans and ______ all ruled empires in the Fertile Crescent.

Accepted Answer

the Hittites and Assyrians

Question 21

What was NOT a social class in Ancient Sumer?

Accepted Answer

Doctors

Question 22

What did the Phoenicians create that we still use in some form today?

Accepted Answer

The alphabet

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