Ancient Mesopotamia Final

1. The _________________ were an elite group of soldiers in the Persian army.

• Immortals

• Hoplites

• Samurai

• Legionnaires

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

2. _________________ is a system of writing using wedge-shaped symbols.

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• alphabet

• calligraphy

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

During the Babylonian captivity Jews began to meet in _________________ for worship.

• synagogues

• temples

• churches

• mosques

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.9

A mud-brick temple built to please the gods of ancient Mesopotamia was a _________________.

• ziggurat

• pyramid

• colosseum

• pagoda

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A _______________ is a special agreement between two people.

• covenant

• contract

• promise

• deal

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A _______________ is a society with cities, organized government, art, religion, and class divisions.

• civilization

• colony

• tribe

• village

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.9

A person who wrote things for others, kept records, wrote letters, and copied down stories and songs was known as a _______________ in ancient Mesopotamia.

• scribe

• merchant

• farmer

• priest

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

______________ is the belief in more than one god.

• polytheism

• monotheism

• atheism

• pantheism

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

The _______________ refers to the first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible, beginning with Genesis.

• Torah

• Psalms

• Prophets

• Gospels

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

A _______________ was a leader of a region in the Persian empire.

• satrap

• pharaoh

• consul

• rajah

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A