Chapter 4 Review

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a...

• scribe
• cradle
• ziggurat
• Gilgamesh

A few Sumerians who learned how to stop write often help high positions in society as what?

• scribes
• artisans
• merchants
• heads of households

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

• in the mountains
• near the sea
• in river valleys
• in the desert

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

• merchants
• slaves
• scribes
• artisans

Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?

• Babylonians
• Chaldeans
• Hittites
• Sumerians

Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

• king's palace
• Hanging Gardens
• wall around the city
• irrigation system

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

• Gilgamesh
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Nineveh
• Hammurabi

The first Sumerian kings were probably

• scribes
• farmers
• artisans
• war heroes

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

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

During the summer in Mesopotamia...

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