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Unit Two Ancient Civilization Test

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where were the sumerian cities located

a)

In American

b)

North of mesopotamia

c)

South of Mesopotamia

d)

Left of Europe

2.

What problems did mesopotamians face that threathned their survival?

a)

Food shortages in the hills

b)

Overpopulation

c)

Attacks by neighboring communities

d)

Deforestation

3.
The two rivers that defined the civilization of Mesopotamia were called __
a)
The Tigris & Euphrates
b)
The Nile & Mississippi
c)
The Tigris & Nile
d)
There weren't rivers
4.
What current day countries stand where Mesopotamia once thrived?
a)
Iran & Syria
b)
Texas & Arkansas
c)
Afghanistan & Israel
d)
Lake Travis & Austin
5.
What is the city and its surrounding territories called?
a)
City-state
b)
Polythestic
c)
Monothestic
d)
Narnia 
6.

What item would fit in the category of stable supply?

a)

irrigation sytems

b)

sculptures

c)

plow

d)

Wheel

7.

What item would fit in the category of Social structure?

a)

Styleus

b)

Chariot

c)

Kings and Servants

d)

Feast

8.

What item would show the category Government?

a)

King

b)

Preist

c)

Militia and/or Military

d)

Ziggurant

9.

What item would show the category Religion?

a)

Ziggurant

b)

Metalurgy

c)

Preist

d)

Clay tablets

10.

What item would show the category The Arts

a)

Computer Musician

b)

Metal Working

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Arched Doorway

11.

What item would show the category Technology?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

A King

c)

The wheel

d)

Chariots

12.

What item would show the category Writing?

a)

Clay Tablet

b)

Metal Working

c)

Marriage

d)

Scribe

13.

Why were the gosds mad at gilgamesh?

a)

The gods were angry because he killed an angel

b)

The gods were angry because he killed another god

c)

The god s were angry because he killed a demon

14.

What was the purpose of his journey?

a)

To find Mr. Nunes

b)

To Gain Mortaltaly

c)

To find Mesopotamia

d)

To find th epot of gold

15.

What civilization is the setting for the Epic Tale of Gilgamesh?

a)

Sumerian

b)

Babylonian

c)

Greek

d)

Assyrian

16.

Who was Gilgamesh in real life?

a)

King of Babylon

b)

King of Uruk

c)

King of Burger

d)

King of Kong

17.

Gilgamesh is from which kingdom

a)

Egypt

b)

Uruk

c)

Athens

18.
What should be done to the carpenter who builds a house that falls and kills the owner?
a)
Kill him
b)
Fine him for the damages
c)
Make him fix the house
d)
Send him to jail 
19.
What should happen to a boy who slaps his father?
a)
Send him to jail
b)
15 lashes with the whip
c)
Time out and grounded
d)
Chop his hands off
20.
Who was Hammurabi? 
a)
Hammurabi was a God in Ancient Sumer
b)
Hammurabi was the King of Babylon
c)
Hammurabi was a warrior
d)
Hammurabi was a farmer in Mesopotamia
21.
Who did Hammurabi claim encouraged him to create the laws?
a)
The people of Babylon
b)
The Gods
c)
The Akkadians
d)
The summerians 
22.
What did Hammurabi do with the code of laws to make sure everyone knew of them?
a)
He had them carved on stele and placed in the temple
b)
He put the code in front of the government buildings
c)
He placed them at the entrance of Babylon
d)
He had someone shout them out to everyone in the kingdom
23.
Over which of the following groups was Sargon the ruler?
a)
Akkadians
b)
Babylonians
c)
Egyptians
d)
Assyrians
24.
For what achievement is Sargon best known? 
a)
Building the Hanging Gardens for his wife
b)
Creating the world's first empire
c)
Inventing peanut butter
d)
Creating the first code of laws
25.

The first leader of the Akkadians and eventual first rule of the Akkadian Empire was...

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Sargon

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

Enkidu

26.

The above relief carving on stone showed the Akkadians skillful three-dimensional sculptures which were called...

a)

monuments

b)

statues

c)

steles

d)

artisans

27.

Which two rivers is Babylonia located between?

a)

Nile and Amazon

b)

Tigris and Euphrates

c)

Mississippi and Missouri

d)

Thames and Rio Grande

28.

Where is Babylonia located?

a)

Syria

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

Lebanon

29.

Who was the Babylonian leader?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

King Tut

c)

Sekhmet

d)

Alexander the Great

30.

What was the law system the Babylonians created?

a)

Hammurabi's code

b)

Lipit-Ishtar law code

c)

The Cuneiform law code

31.

Under Hammurabi, trade and agriculture flourished (was successful). Which of the following reasons allowed the Babylonians to be successful?

a)

Building roads and creating a postal service

b)

Properly maintaining the irrigation systems

c)

The city of Babylon was located on the banks of the Euphrates River allowing it to be the center of trade.

32.

The Assyrians were located in...

a)

Southern Mesopotamia

b)

Northern Mesopotamia

c)

Eastern Mesopotamia

d)

Western Mesopotamia

33.

Ancient Assyria is located in the modern-day country of...

a)

Iraq

b)

Iran

c)

Syria

d)

Saudi Arabia

34.

We have written records from the Assyrians of how they treated their enemies. Which of the following shows how the Assyrians treated their war captives/enemies?

a)

decapitated (cut heads off)

b)

flayed people (skinned them alive)

c)

Nailed human skin to city walls

35.

The Assyrians were highly skilled in this type of warfare...

a)

land

b)

siege

c)

desert

d)

mountain

36.

The Assyrian Empire lasted about 300 years. At its height, it stretched from Egypt to the Persian Gulf. It ultimately fell because...

a)

the army was stretched thin

b)

the Assyrians could not fight off neighboring countries

c)

empire was too vast a territory to control.

37.

How long did the Neo-Babylonian Empire last?

a)

90 years

b)

150 years

c)

500 years

d)

250 years

38.

The term "neo" means new.

a)

True

b)

False

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