Mesopotamia

Which mountain people captured Babylon in 539 B.C.?

• the Hittites
• the Persians
• the Chaldeans
• the Assyrians

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

• scribe.
• cradle.
• Gilgamesh.
• ziggurat.

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

• The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on
• the cycles of the moon.
• the Roman calendar.
• the geometry of the wheel.

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

• artisans
• scribes
• heads of households
• merchants

Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.

• business class
• lower class
• middle class
• upper class

During the summer in Mesopotamia,

• high humidity kept people indoors.
• melting snow led to flooding.
• snow sometimes fell.
• water was scarce.

The first Sumerian kings were probably

• artisans.
• farmers.
• scribes.
• war heroes.

In 612 B.C. the Chaldeans defeated whom?

• Akkad
• Assyria
• Hammurabi
• Nebuchadnezzar

What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?

• how to use bows and arrows and other more advanced weapons such as catapults and battering rams
• how to fight while riding horses
• how to make use stronger metals for weaponry, such as iron
• how to make chariots

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled

• artisans.
• merchants.
• slaves.
• priests.