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Chapter 3--The Fertile Crescent

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

city-states

a)

a wanderer

b)

writing system of the Sumerians

c)

the basic units of Sumerian civilization

d)

a harsh set of laws

2.

fertile crescent

a)

worshipping multiple gods

b)

a harsh set of laws

c)

a wanderer

d)

an area of fertile land in the Middle East, located around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

3.

empire

a)

a group of states or city-states under a single authority

b)

a wanderer

c)

Fairfield, Ohio

d)

society controlled by men

4.

cuneiform

a)

the basic units of Sumerian civilization

b)

writing system of the Sumerians

c)

worshipping multiple gods

d)

a group of states

5.

cavalry

a)

soldiers who fight while riding horses

b)

an area of fertile land in the Middle East

c)

writing system of the sumerians

d)

Darth Vadar

6.

import

a)

a wanderer

b)

basic units of Sumerian civilization

c)

good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country

d)

a harsh set of laws

7.

ziggurat

a)

a temple where Sumerians believed gods and goddesses ruled the city

b)

a government where priests rule

c)

room 508

d)

a writing system

8.

Hammurabi's Code

a)

a wanderer

b)

the constitution

c)

a harsh set of laws in ancient Mesopotamia

d)

worshipping multiple gods

9.

polytheism

a)

a temple

b)

worshipping multiple gods

c)

worshipping one god

d)

a medical condition

10.

export

a)

a senator

b)

a priest

c)

an alphabet

d)

good or service produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders

11.

What was the role of priests in Sumerian Civilization?

a)

lead the economy

b)

introduce new technology

c)

communicate with the gods

d)

run farms

12.

What city became the center of Hammurabi's Mesopotamian empire?

a)

Babylon

b)

Lagash

c)

Ur

d)

Umma

13.

What pattern did the laws in Hammurabi's code follow?

a)

punishment, explanation

b)

punishment, explanation

c)

offense, punishment

d)

offense, explanation

14.

How did Cyrus the Great's treatment of the Jews of jerusalem differ from that of Nebuchadnezzar?

a)

Cyrus believed in only local government, while Nebuchadnezzar did not.

b)

Cyrus allowed the Jews to live in Jerusalem, while Nebuchadnezzar banished them.

c)

Cyrus believed in only central government, while Nebuchadnezzar did not.

d)

Cyrus banished the Jews from Jerusalem, while Nebuchadnezzar allowed them to stay.

15.

The Phoenician alphabet was based on

a)

syllables

b)

words

c)

vowels

d)

sounds

16.

Which word characterizes the soil of the Fertile Crescent?

a)

unproductive

b)

rich

c)

dry

d)

rocky

17.

Sumer is important in world history because it was

a)

the world's first civilization

b)

where human beings evolved

c)

where the first fishing villages developed

d)

the world's first empire

18.

What led to the conquest of Sumer?

a)

the unification of city-states

b)

the peace among city-states

c)

the fighting among city-states

d)

the wealth of city-states

19.

What did Sumerian sculptors create that was different from earlier sculptures?

a)

iron pieces

b)

realistic statues of humans

c)

hanging gardens

d)

Assyrian-style statues

20.

Phoenicia did not have its own supply of ivory, so it traded for ivory with other regions, which made ivory a Phoenician

a)

import

b)

export

c)

natural resource

d)

impossibility

21.

Mesopotamia means

a)

the land between 2 oceans

b)

the land between 2 rivers

c)

the land between 2 islands

d)

the land between 2 cities