Mesopotamia test A (ch.4)

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

• how to use more advance weapons such as catapults and battering rams.

• how to fight while riding horses.

• how to use stronger metals such as iron for weapons.

• how to make chariots.

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

• Hanging Gardens

• king's palace

• wall around the city

• irrigation system

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

• Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Nineveh

a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory.

• civilization

• Mesopotamia

• city-state

• Gilgamesh

a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

• astronomers

• cuneiform

• irrigation

• ziggurat

A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top.

• civlization

• ziggurat

• Mesopotamia

• city-state

Which statement best summarized the social classes of Mesopotamian civilizations?

• There were many classes and they all believed in polytheism and visited the ziggurats

• There were 3 classes: upper (kings, priests, warriors), middle (farmers, merchants), and lowest (enslaved people)

• There were 3 classes: upper (military leaders), middle (fishers and kings), lower (slaves)

Which statement would best describe the Assyrian Empire?

• They had a powerful military, started the first city-states, and came up with Hammurabi's code

• They had a powerful military, many provinces, and built a large library in the capital of Nineveh

• They conquered the Sumerians, built the first ziggurat, and started an irrigation system

What was the purpose of the scribe?

• Rule the people and make the laws
• Develop the economy
• Teach the people about religion
• Write and record information

True or false: Sargon conquered all of the peoples of Mesopotamia, creating the world's first empire that lasted more than 200 years.

• true

• false