Mesopotamia Test Review

Which 2 rivers are located in Mesopotamia?

• Mississippi and Tigris

• Nile and Danube

• Euphrates and Tigris

• Euphrates and Nile

How Sumerian farmers brought water from the rivers to the fields for farming?

• Irrigation canals

• Plow and funnel

• Ziggurats

• Cuneiform

The world's first civilization was ___________

• Akkadians

• Persians

• Assyrians

• Sumerians

What was the role of Sumerian Priests?

• Lead the army

• Talk to the gods

• Run farms

• Introduce new technology

What is the name of the instrument used to make triangular shapes in clay for Cuneiform writing?

• Clay tablets

• Scribes

• Hieroglyphics

• Stylus

The world's first empire was _________

• Akkadians

• Persians

• Assyrians

• Sumerians

What city became the most important during Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar's rules?

• Nineveh

• Babylon

• Ur

• Lagash

Cuneiform system of writing was used by many civilization of the time. The spread of this system of writing is an example of __________

• Government

• Technology

• Cultural diffusion

• Rule of Law

Assyrians spread their empire rapidly thanks to the use of _________

• Farming techniques

• Ironworking

• Alphabet

• Standing Army

Phoenicians main contribution to the world was __________

• Alphabet

• Navigation

• Weights and measures

• Trading