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Chapter 4 Mesopotamia Review

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 6hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
2.
Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called
a)
Priests
b)
Artisans 
c)
Scribes
d)
Heros
3.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
4.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
5.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
6.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
7.
When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first
a)
empire
b)
huge city-state
c)
nation
d)
democracy
8.
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
9.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
10.
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
a)
artisans
b)
scribes
c)
heads of households
d)
merchants
11.
What was the main religion of the Sumerians?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Christianity
c)
Polytheism
d)
Judaism
12.
Why was Sargon important?
a)
He united Babylon to create the first empire
b)
He united Mesopotamia and created the first Empire
c)
He united Mesopotamia and made the first civilization
d)
He united Babylon and created the first civilization
13.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
14.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi 
d)
Sumer
15.
Curved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
silt
d)
Babylon
16.
Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.
a)
business class
b)
lower class
c)
middle class
d)
upper class
17.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
18.
The word "Mesopotamia" means
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
land in the middle of the desert 
c)
land between the rivers
d)
land north of the sea
19.
Sumer was mainly made up of..
a)
City States
b)
An empire
c)
Villages
d)
Farms
20.
More food than as needed by a person.
a)
Trade
b)
Domestication
c)
Surpus
d)
Irrigation
21.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Villiage
d)
Culture
22.
Belief in more than one god
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Theocracy
d)
Theology
23.
Temples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshiped
a)
City-States
b)
Statues
c)
Churches
d)
Ziggurats
24.
A form of writing that uses groups of wedges and lines. It originated in Mesopotamia.
a)
Heiroglyphics
b)
Cuneiform
c)
Sumerian
d)
Sanskrit
25.
A person who writes
a)
Author
b)
Scribe
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Illustrator
26.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi 
d)
Sumer
27.
Curved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
silt
d)
Babylon
28.
A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
polytheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
irrigation
29.
What are the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?
a)
Tigris and Nile
b)
Tigris and Amazon
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Euphrates and Mississippi
30.
What were the rivers effect on people?
a)
provided fertile soil
b)
killed crops
c)
they were calming 
d)
were pretty to look at
31.
Why was writing first invented?
a)
for texting
b)
to write stories
c)
for fun
d)
to keep records
32.
What role does ziggurats play in Mesopotamia?
a)
Home for the Priests
b)
House of worship
c)
Castle
d)
Slave Quarters
33.
Each Sumerian city-state was considered a state in itself, with its own god and government.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
The Sumerians invented something that made it possible for their armies to use chariots. What was it?  
a)
harnesses
b)
swords
c)
wheels
d)
horseshoes
35.
What was the purpose of irrigation?
a)
keep crops dry
b)
to provide water to crops
c)
provide indoor plumbing
d)
give people drinking water
36.
How did the river valley peoples control flooding?
a)
they built homes on stilts
b)
they left during flood season
c)
they built dams and channels
d)
they could not control flooding
37.
How did city-states irrigate their crops?
a)
they built walls, waterways , and ditches
b)
they built underground irrigation systems
c)
they used sprinklers
d)
they relied on rain
38.
Which of the following is not a common characteristic of a river valley?
a)
cities
b)
mountains
c)
art
d)
religion
39.
What was the name of the Sumerian system of writing?
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
cuneiform
c)
Sanskrit
d)
pictographs
40.
Most city-states of Mesopotamia used ________ as their primary building material.
a)
mud-brick
b)
concrete
c)
limestone
d)
granite
41.
Which group of people were highest in the social class system of early Mesopotamia?
a)
priests
b)
farmers
c)
slaves
d)
artisans
42.
Where did most trade routes develop in early civilizations?
a)
mountain ranges
b)
along rivers
c)
through deserts
d)
in ziggurats
43.
Someone who is a skilled laborer and part of the middle class is a/an ____.
a)
slave
b)
priest
c)
artisan
d)
government official
44.
_____________ was the king who created the first empire in Mesopotamia.
a)
Hammurabbi
b)
Nebudchadnezzar
c)
David
d)
Sargon
45.

_________________ was the king responsible for his written set of laws that covered most areas of daily life

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

David

46.
Besides goods, people living in Mesopotamia exchanged ideas about _________ with others.
a)
culture
b)
pottery
c)
money
d)
none of the above
47.

What Sumerian Achievement helped keep track of records?

a)

wheel

b)

cuneiform

c)

boat

d)

wall

48.

What Sumerian invention allowed movement over long distances easier?

a)

wheel

b)

cuneiform

c)

boat

d)

wall

49.

What word means belief in many gods?

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

religion

d)

priest

50.

What was the name of the Mesopotamian temple used for worship?

a)

wall

b)

army

c)

ziggurat

d)

cuneiform

51.

Who is known for creating the fist set of laws?

a)

Sargon the Great

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Cyrus

d)

Hammurabi

52.

A large territory ruled and controlled by one powerful leader or government is called

a)

Sargon

b)

an irrigation

c)

an empire

d)

Hammurabi

53.

Who created the first empire?

a)

Nebuchadnezzar

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Sargon the Great

d)

Cyprus

54.

What conclusion could you draw if you found multiple statues in an Ancient temple in Mesopotamia

a)

The people of Mesopotamia must have enjoyed making crafts

b)

The statues were of a family member

c)

The statues represent the many gods the Mesopotamian's worshiped

d)

The Mesopotamian's made gifts for the king.

55.

What was constantly fought over in Mesopotamia?

a)

Water and land

b)

land and religion

c)

religion and water

d)

equality and religion

56.

During the summer in Mesopotamia

a)

high humidity kept people indoors

b)

melting snow led to flooding

c)

snow sometimes fell

d)

water was scarce

57.

Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.

a)

business class

b)

lower class

c)

middle class

d)

upper class

58.

The first Sumerian Kings were probably

a)

artisans

b)

farmers

c)

scribes

d)

war heroes

59.

Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?

a)

Babylonians

b)

Chaldeans

c)

Sumerians

d)

Hittites

60.

Hero of an epic who travels the world performing great deeds

a)

Gilgamesh

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Sargon

d)

Nineveh

61.

Site of one of the world's first libraries

a)

Nineveh

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

Assyrians

d)

Ziggurat

62.

first large army to use iron weapons

a)

Assyrians

b)

Akkadians

c)

Chaldeans

63.

People who study the heavenly bodies, like the stars and planets

a)

Astronomers

b)

ziggurat

c)

scribes

64.

A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top

a)

ziggurat

b)

astronomer

c)

province

65.

The Assyrian army numbered around 50,000 soldiers, including infantry, cavalry, and charioteers.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Sargon conquered all of the peoples of Mesopotamia, creating the world's first empire that lasted more than 200 years.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

The Fertile Crescent includes parts of the modern countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Sumerian city-states went to war with one another to increase trade.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Many Sumerians were skilled metal workers because of the abundance of metal in Sumer

a)

True

b)

False

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