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Chapter 3 Review: Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
Chapter 3 Review: Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
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Ancient Civilizations Chapter 3 Review: Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
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Why did Mesopotamians need to develop irrigation?
They needed a way to stop the floods.
They needed a way to control the river's flow.
They needed a way to control the surplus.
They needed a way to control low water levels.
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Why did early Sumerian city-states fight each other?
Each city-state had only one skill, which was farming.
Each city-state wanted more farmland.
Each city-state needed a new leader.
Each city-state wanted to built walls for protection.
3
What was a ziggurat?
Bronze weapon
Sumerian pyramid shaped temple tower
Form of writing
Musical instrument
4
What contributions did the Phoenicians make?
Created purple dye
Traded cedar
All answers are correct
Created world's first alphabet
5
About how many years ago did Hammurabi become king of Babylon?
About 200 years
About 3,800 years
About 40 years
About 12,000 years
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Who was at the top of Sumerian social hierarchy?
Kings
Priests
Slaves
Farmers
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What is cuneiform?
Form of writing using wedge-shaped symbols
Form of writing using pictures
Form of writing using complex ideas
World's first alphabet
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Why did crops grow well in Mesopotamia?
The area was near the ocean water supply
The land was mountainous
The area received adequate rainfall
Farmland was fertile and water was nearby
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Who was the first ruler to have a permanent army?
Sargon
Gilgamesh
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
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What new technology did the Hittites and Assyrians use in battle?
Fire and chariots
Iron weapons and battleships
Bows and arrows
Iron weapons and chariots
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What do Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar both have in common?
Both improved Babylon
Both used chariots in battle
Both captured Phoenicia
Both built the Hanging Gardens
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Which later empire of the Fertile Crescent grew rich through trade?
Chaldeans
Assyrians
Babylon
Phoenicia
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Are you going to ace this test?!
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Yes!
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Was Hammurabi a good ruler?
Unsure
No
Yes
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What was an effect of division of labor?
People could have more jobs.
All answers are correct.
Settlements grew into complex cities.
Society was able to accomplish more.
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Who was at the bottom of Sumerian social hierarchy?
Craftspeople
Kings
Slaves
Priests
