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Ch 2 Review 2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Greek for "land between the rivers"

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Sumer

c)

Euphrates

2.

complex societies that have organized governments

a)

city-state

b)

civilization

c)

Sumer

3.

Some Sumerians made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled

a)

artisans.

b)

merchants

c)

traders

4.

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

a)

government officials

b)

writers

c)

scribes

5.

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

a)

number 60

b)

cycles of the moon

c)

360 degree circle

6.

Capital of the Assyrian Empire

a)

Sumer

b)

Babylon

c)

Nineveh

7.

Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon

a)

Nineveh

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Sargon

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

8.

person who studies the stars

a)

astronomer

b)

descendant

c)

mathematician

9.

Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

a)

Hanging Garden

b)

Ziggurat

c)

King's Palace

10.

Babylon was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Nile

11.

Sumerians believed in....

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

c)

one god for the ziggurat

12.

Who were the first rulers of Sumer?

a)

kings

b)

priests

c)

governors