Chapter 3 Test Review

An example of a _____________, or a self-governing city that controlled the surrounding land, would be Ur in Sumer. 

• city-state

• cuneiform

• polytheism

• province

_____________________ is the term for a governor of a district in the Persian empire. 

• satrap

• tribute

• polytheism

• province

Another name for an administrative district is _____________________.  

• tribute

• cuneiform

• polytheism

• province

The belief in many gods is referred to as _____________________.    

• tribute

• cuneiform

• polytheism

• province

The Sumerians developed the earliest form of writing called _____________________.     

• tribute

• cuneiform

• polytheism

• province

What did successful farming in Mesopotamia lead to?

• population growth

• specialized workers

• development of the civilization

• the growth of Sargon's empire

Which ruler conquered Sumer to establish the powerful Akkadian Empire? 

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar II

• Sargon the Great 

• Cyrus the Great

How did Hammurabi change Mesopotamian society?  

• created a code of laws

• created a religious ritual

• introduced cuneiform to his empire 

• created a royal road

Which Mesopotamian people sailed and traded across the Mediterranean Sea?  

• The Chaldeans

• The Assyrians

• The Phoenicians

• The Persians

Why did Darius I build a system of roads in his empire?   

• to spread cuneiform

• to standardized weights and measures

• to keep his empire connected

• to allow his army to move around