Ancient Mesopotamia

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TRUE or FALSE: Croesus was a famous king of the Lydians, who are often credited with the invention of writing

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FALSE

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Sumer roughly comprises what modern-day country? Options: Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt

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Iraq

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For what achievement is Sargon of Akkad best known?

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he created the world's first empire

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"The Lament of a Righteous Sufferer" is an example of what aspect of Mesopotamian civilization?

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Cultural Pessimism

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The Hittites came from this region, which is now where Turkey is located: Sumer, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Egypt

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Anatolia

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Which Mesopotamian Empire marks the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age?

Akkadians

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Babylonians

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Assyrians

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Hittites

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Assyrians

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Which of the following best describes Ancient MESOPOTAMIAN geography?

natural external boundaries & predictable flood patterns

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unpredictable floods & few internal boundaries

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a series of islands protected by mountains & the sea

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none of the above

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unpredictable floods & few internal boundaries

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The Assyrians hunted this animal to near extinction in the Middle East.

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lions

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Which people spread Mesopotamian writing throughout the Mediterranean Sea?

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Phoenicians

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This Mesopotamian empire was the last to appear and largest in terms of size. Options: Babylonian, Akkadian, Hittite, Persian.

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Persian