Module 3 - The Fertile Crescent - Test Practice

Why was Mesopotamia ideal for agriculture?

• It was located between two rivers.

• It was located on the Persian Gulf.

• It contained a diverse group of people.

• It contained a vast amount of natural resources.

The geography of Mesopotamia was well suited for...

• Architecture

• Agriculture

• Education

• Government

How did the use of irrigation affect life for the Mesopotamians?

• It caused them to move into the desert.

• It made their rivers easier to navigate.

• It allowed them to produce a surplus of food.

• It protected their fields from flooding.

Which ways did the Mesopotamians interact with the environment to improve their society?

• They built dams to make the rivers move faster.

• They created bricks from clay and irrigated their fields.

• They used the rivers as barriers from invading people.

• They mined nearby mountains for gold to make into tools.

Why was the development of agriculture important to the development of civilization?

• It allowed people to predict and control the weather.

• It was not important.

• It produced a surplus of food leading to a division of labor.

• It forced societies to fight and conquer other societies to create empires.

How did Mesopotamians use a division of labor to make their society more productive?

• This meant that everybody worked on farms every day.

• Nobody had to work on farms anymore.

• Some people farmed while others learned skills for other work.

• Farmers were trained as soldiers causing the people of Mesopotamia to conquer other lands.

Which happened first?

• Sargon establishes Akkad on the Euphrates.

• The Akkadian society develops among the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

• ^{Sargon establishes a permanent army and begins attacking neighboring city-states.}

• The Akkadian Empire stretches from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.

Why was Sargon important in history?

• He was the first leader to use chariots.

• He established the world's first empire.

• He conquered the Akkadians for the Sumerian empire.

• He defeated Gilgamesh to control Mesopotamia.

Why was religion so important to the Sumerians?

• They spread their religion other areas through trade.

• They believed their gods were responsible for natural events.

• They competed with different city-states for the favor of their gods.

• They based decisions about planting based on the dates of religious holidays.

Because people depended on them to bring favor with their gods, _____ held great status in Sumer.

• Farmers

• Kings

• Merchants

• Priests