Mesopotamia - Ch 3 Test - (Mitchell)
A) Euphrates River B) Amazon River C) Nile River D) Missouri River
A) Babylon B) Hammurabi C) Mesopotamia D) Ur
A) “Land between 2 rivers” B) “Land of Hammurabi” C) “Land of the first civilization” D) “Land of a 1000 lakes”
A) English B) Cuneiform C) Babylon D) stylus
A) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning B) Ruler C) People and how they speak D) River in Mesopotamia
A) South America B) Fertile River C) Fertile Crescent D) Australia
A) Ziggurat B) Church C) Synagogue D) Pyramid
A) Islam B) Polytheism C) Jew D) Monotheism
A) Iraq B) Saudi Arabia C) Egypt D) Antarctica
A) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians B) System that groups use to make laws and decisions C) Form of religion D) Skill or knowledge to make products to meet our needs
A) The Tigris and Euphrates B) The Nile C) The Red Sea D) The Orontes
A) To keep records B) To make public signs C) To tell stories D) To keep cows
A) Asia B) France C) Africa D) South America
A) True B) False
A) Cradle of Islam B) Cradle of Civilization C) Cradle of Laws D) Cradle of land
A) The cylinders were displayed in palaces and temples. B) The cylinders were rolled over clay to leave an imprint. C) The cylinders were used as jars or cups for the wealthy. D) The cylinders were used to standardize weights of trade items.
A) It is the first written body of laws used to organize society. B) It was the first written constitution granting rights to all citizens. C) It is the basis for England’s Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution. D) It is the decree that kings use to show their authority.
A) strong winds that blew from the Persian Gulf B) heavy rain falling throughout the area C) snow that melted in the mountains where the rivers begin D) ice that had formed on the river broke into bits
A) They were able to trade over long distances. B) They were able to grow more crops. C) They were able to build a powerful navy. D) They were able to remain isolated from other cultures.
A) Tigris and Sumer Rivers B) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers C) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers D) Nile and Tigris Rivers
A) 10,000 B.C.E B) 3500 B.C.E C) 1904 AD D) 3500 AD
A) A new method of fighting B) A means to control water supply to the land C) A paleolithic tool D) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to
A) Empire B) State-City C) Culture D) City-State
A) slave B) king C) priest D) scribe
A) tall tale B) mystery C) epic D) fairy tale
A) Sargon B) Hammurabi C) Nebuchadnezzar D) poppy
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Gilgamesh C) Hammurabi D) Sargon
A) Gilgamesh B) Sargon C) Hammurabi D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Phoenicians B) Chaldeans C) Sumerians D) Babylonians
A) cedar wood B) purple dye C) glass objects D) chariots
A) Sumerians B) Babylonians C) Chaldeans D) Assyrians
A) alphabet B) purple dye C) wheel D) a code of laws
A) Zeus B) Utu C) Enlil D) Inanna
A) farmers B) traders C) priest D) King E) craftsmen
A) Chaldeans B) Babylonians C) Sumerians D) Lydians
A) it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture B) the people who lived there had lots of children C) it was one of the earliest civilizations D) it's in an arid valley in the Middle East
A) had such lenient punishments, which allowed for personal freedom B) was considered unfair, causing people to rebel in the world's firs insurrection C) led directly to the development of democracy D) is thought to be one of the earliest written sets of laws
A) Hammurabi B) Gilgamesh C) Utu D) Sargon
A) to protect the people of the city-state from attack B) to protect the people of the city-state from floods C) to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland D) to keep people from moving to another city-state
A) polytheism B) disciples C) rulers D) deities
A) priests B) war chiefs C) kings D) farmers
A) so they could easily be found B) so architects could display their work C) to honor the gods D) to mark the center of the city
A) battleships and iron weapons B) iron weapons and chariots C) bows and arrows D) fire and chariots
A) Hittites B) Kassites C) Phoenicians D) Chaldeans
A) the Kassites B) the Phoenicians C) the Hittites D) the Assyrians
A) Nineveh B) Sumer C) Ur D) Babylon
A) people living in an organized society B) all of the these C) people who live in towns or cities with some from of government D) a division of labor E) people who produce more food than they need to survive
A) Geographers B) Anthropologists C) Historians D) Archaeologists
A) The hills were rich with gold B) The caves provided shelter for the people C) The forest was full of animals D) The soil was good for crops
A) Wars are fought over new land B) Old products are not used anymore C) New ideas are spread and culture grows D) Populations decrease
A) To tell stories B) To communicate with new people from different areas C) To record information D) To teach people to farm
A) Polytheism B) Theology C) Deitism D) Monotheism
A) Provided a route to get to other civilizations B) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food C) Provided a power source D) Formed barriers around civilizations
A) True B) False
A) the domestication of oxen B) the creation of government C) the establishment of cities D) the invention of writing 
A) Z B) Y C) W D) X
A) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. B) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate. C) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. D) The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters. |
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