CH4 Review - World Hisory

The Fertile Crescent includes parts of the modern countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and ________.

• Jordan

• Iran

• Afghanistan

• Packistan

Why Sumerian city-states go to war with one another?

• Increase Trade

• Decrease Trade

• Take Over Each Other

• Force them into their religion

Many Sumerians were skilled metalworkers because of the abundance of metal in Sumer.

• True

• False

Who conquered all of the peoples of Mesopotamia, creating the world’s first empire that lasted more than 200 years?

• Sargon

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Isin

• Hammurabi

The Assyrian army numbered around 50,000 soldiers, including infantry, cavalry, and charioteers.

• True

• False

Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?

• Babylonians

• Chaldeans

• Sumerians

• Hittites

The first Sumerian kings were probably

• artisans

• farmers

• scribes

• war heroes

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

• True

• False

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