Chapter 2 Test

1. ​ (a)   means “land between the rivers”  The two rivers this place is located between are the ​ (b)   and the ​ (c)   .  ​

• Mesopotamia
• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Nile
• Egypt
• Sumer
• Ur

_____________________ were the first people to form a civilization.  These people built several cities that shared the same culture but developed their own governments. 

• Sumerians

• Egyptians

• Mongols

• Europeans

The largest and most central city within Sumer was the city of ___

1. In Sumer’s early times, the governments were controlled by the ​ (a)   .  That would change during times of ​ (b)   , when a tough fighter was chosen to lead the people. Eventually the military leaders would take over and become full time rulers or ​ (c)   .

• Priests
• war
• Monarchs
• Warriors
• Peace
• Pharoahs

1. In the Sumerian society __________ were the highest class and slaves were the lowest class.

1. Sumerians believed in many gods...to appease these gods they offered them ​ (a)   .  They would also build impressive ​ (b)   for their gods.  

• sacrifices
• ziggurats
• Food
• Tombs

1. The conqueror ​ (a)   , defeated the city states of Sumer.  This man was from Akkad, and his people were called ​ (b)   .  When he took control of Mesopotamia, he started the world’s first ​ (c)   .

• Sargon
• Akkadians
• empire
• Pharoah
• Papyrus
• Hammurabi

1. During the ​ (a)   empire a code was created to explain the law.  This code had ​ (b)   specific laws, it was called ​ (c)   code.  It’s maid principle was: “an​ eye for an eye and a tooth for a ​ (d)   ”

• Babylonian
• 282
• Hammurabis
• tooth
• 500
• Sargon's
• Sumerian

The Egyptian civilization started along the banks of the ___________ river.

1. The Monarch that united the Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Egypt was named ​ (a)   .  He made his Capital at the city of ​ (b)   .

• Narmer
• Memphis
• Sargon
• Hammurabi
• Nashville