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Mesopotamia - Final

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages
a)
Empire
b)
Nomad
c)
City-State
d)
Civilizations
2.
complex societies with cities, organized governments, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system
a)
Empire
b)
Nomad
c)
City-State
d)
Civilizations
3.
people who regularly move from place to place
a)
Empire
b)
Nomad
c)
City-State
d)
Civilizations
4.
group of territories or nations under a single ruler or government
a)
Empire
b)
Nomad
c)
City-State
d)
Civilizations
5.
A scribe is a record keeper.  
a)
True
b)
False
6.

Polytheism is the belief in only one god.

a)

True

b)

False

7.
The Code of Hammurabi was 
a)
collection of lenient laws used to govern the people of Babylon
b)
collection of strict laws used to govern the people of Babylon
c)
collection of 20 strict laws used to govern the people of Babylon
d)
collection of strict laws used to govern the people of Ur
8.

Sumerian form of writing made up of wedge-shaped markings is called Cuneiform

a)

False

b)

True

9.
Paleolithic people adapted to their environment by _.  
a)
Taming fire and creating shelters
b)
domesticating animals
c)
domesticating plants
d)
dressing inappropriately
10.
Paleolithic people were ___________________________, which was the only way they knew how to get food.
a)
nomads
b)
Hunter-Gatheres
c)
famers
d)
fishers
11.
Artisans, merchants, and fishers made up this group
a)
Lower Class
b)
Upper Class
c)
Middle Class
d)
Pass Class
12.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
13.
Which of the following were members of the lower class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
slaves
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
14.
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
15.
a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
polytheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
irrigation
16.
Mesopotamia fell because ___
a)
Not enough food
b)
None of these choices
c)
The Persians were too powerful
d)
There were too many people to rule over
17.
Mesopotamia was able to grow because of _
a)
The Code of Hammurabie
b)
Increase in farming
c)
Their strength
d)
Easy access to trading
18.
Humans were able to use or change the land of Mesopotamia by _
a)
Using the rivers to trade
b)
Using irrigation to water their crops
c)
Building dams and channels
d)
all of the chocies
19.
There was a need for government because people had to make decisions about food and building projects.  
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Sumerians were
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
21.
Each Sumerian city-state was considered a state in itself, with its own god and government.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
In Mesopotamia, they used the fertile lands created by the two rivers to grow crops and survive.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Why did governments form?
a)
Someone needed to make decisions about food, building project, laws, and the army
b)
to keep order
c)
to make only laws
d)
to only fight off their enemies
24.
What led to the fall of Mesopotamia?
a)
The Chaldeans could not control all the land that it had conquered
b)
The Assyrians were to strong
c)
They were low on food and needed help from others
d)
They choose to fall
25.

Which of the following is not a way that they Paleolithic people adapted to their environment?

a)

Paleolithic people would dress appropriately for the climate.

b)

Paleolithic people hunted and gathered food.

c)

Paleolithic people tamed fire.

d)

Paleolithic people created shelters

e)

Paleolithic people domesticated plants and animals.

26.

How did Mesopotamian's use the land to help them survive?

a)

Farming conditions made it easy to feed a large number of people.

b)

People did not use the rivers to trade.

c)

People did not use irrigation to bring water to their fields.

d)

People did not build dams and channels to control flooding.

27.

To tame animals and plants for human use.

a)

domesticate

b)

specilization

c)

historian

d)

nomad

28.

The development of different kinds of jobs.

a)

specialization

b)

scribe

c)

technology

d)

historian

29.

What is technology?

a)

tools and methods to help humans

perform tasks.

b)

A weapon, tool, or other item made by humans

c)

A scientist who studies the physical characteristics and culture of humans and their ancestors

d)

A person who studies and writes about the human past

30.

Domesticate means to tame.

a)

true

b)

false

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