Test #2

The most famous of the Ancient Babylonian kings was

• Sargon the Great

• Cyrus the Great

• Alexander the Great

• King Hammurabi

The Babylonians wrote using

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• a crude alphabet

• mechanical pencils

What did Hammurabi use to unify the Babylonian empire and preserve order?

• A. his strong military

• B. his system of walls

• C. his code of laws

• D. his network of spies

What was the written language of Mesopotamia

• The Alphabet

• Cunieform

• Hieroglyphics

• pictographs

Hammurabi's Code was composed of how many laws?

• 282
• 192
• 292
• 495

What rivers was the Sumer/Mesopotamian civilization located near?

• Yellow and Yang Tze

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Upper and Lower Nile

• Indus and Ganges

What river was Egyptian civilization located near?

• The Nile River

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• The Amazon River

• The Indus River

What civilization is identified on this map?

• Yellow River Valley

• Mesopotamia/Sumer

• Yellow River Valley

• Indus River/Harappa

What ancient civilization is depicted on this map?

• Indus River/Harappa

• Yellow River Valley

• Mesopotamia/Sumer

• Egypt

A group of people who believe in many gods practice:

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Agnosticism

• Atheism