Ch.3 Sec.2 Quiz Review

How did Hammurabi’s laws change life in Mesopotamia? Choose the best answer from the choices available.

• They eliminated punishments for crimes.

• They applied to all classes of people equally.

• They were specific to each part of the empire.

• They were written down for everyone to see.

How did the Assyrians come to rule so many lands and peoples? Choose the best answer from the choices available.

• through economic prosperity

• through fair laws and peaceful rulers

• through superior iron weapons

• through unified religious faith

What important aspect of their culture did the Phoenicians spread to trading partners? Choose the best answer from the choices available.

• their alphabet

• their calendar system

• their farm system

• their weaponry

How did Cyrus the Great treat conquered peoples? Choose the best answer from the choices available.

• He honored local customs and traditions.

• He removed local leaders and laws.

• He required them to pay high tributes.

• He united them with a system of roads.

Why did Darius I have the 1,500-mile-long Royal Road built? Choose the best answer from the choices available.

• to transport troops to areas of new conquest

• to give people jobs working on the road

• to make communication across the empire easier

• to mark the boundaries of the provinces

What Mesopotamian invention had a lasting impact on mathematics? Choose the best answer from the choices available.

• abacus

• calendar

• cuneiform

• plow

How did the Phoenicians help shape civilization in the ancient world?

• by establishing colonies used for trading and spreading goods, technology, ideas, and culture

• By building large empires

• By creating monumental architecture

• Through their philosophical teachings

What impact did the ancient Mesopotamians have on ideas about government?

• Hammurabi's Code influenced future laws and justice. Cyrus showed the value of mercy. Darius I used local rulers to control large areas.

• They introduced the idea of democracy.

• They established a system of feudalism.

• They promoted anarchism.

Which of the following statements are true about Hammurabi's Code? (Select 2)

• it is the oldest written story in history

• it was the first set of written laws in history

• it was used in Egyptian society

• it applied to every member of society, although different social classes were punished differently.

What is Hammurabi's Code?

• An ancient irrigation system

• A type of ancient temple

• A collection of 282 laws, one of the first examples of written law

• A famous myth from ancient times