WorksheetsChapter 3--The Fertile Crescent
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
city-states
a wanderer
writing system of the Sumerians
the basic units of Sumerian civilization
a harsh set of laws
fertile crescent
worshipping multiple gods
a harsh set of laws
a wanderer
an area of fertile land in the Middle East, located around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
empire
a group of states or city-states under a single authority
a wanderer
Fairfield, Ohio
society controlled by men
cuneiform
the basic units of Sumerian civilization
writing system of the Sumerians
worshipping multiple gods
a group of states
cavalry
soldiers who fight while riding horses
an area of fertile land in the Middle East
writing system of the sumerians
Darth Vadar
import
a wanderer
basic units of Sumerian civilization
good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country
a harsh set of laws
ziggurat
a temple where Sumerians believed gods and goddesses ruled the city
a government where priests rule
room 508
a writing system
Hammurabi's Code
a wanderer
the constitution
a harsh set of laws in ancient Mesopotamia
worshipping multiple gods
polytheism
a temple
worshipping multiple gods
worshipping one god
a medical condition
export
a senator
a priest
an alphabet
good or service produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders
What was the role of priests in Sumerian Civilization?
lead the economy
introduce new technology
communicate with the gods
run farms
What city became the center of Hammurabi's Mesopotamian empire?
Babylon
Lagash
Ur
Umma
What pattern did the laws in Hammurabi's code follow?
punishment, explanation
punishment, explanation
offense, punishment
offense, explanation
How did Cyrus the Great's treatment of the Jews of jerusalem differ from that of Nebuchadnezzar?
Cyrus believed in only local government, while Nebuchadnezzar did not.
Cyrus allowed the Jews to live in Jerusalem, while Nebuchadnezzar banished them.
Cyrus believed in only central government, while Nebuchadnezzar did not.
Cyrus banished the Jews from Jerusalem, while Nebuchadnezzar allowed them to stay.
The Phoenician alphabet was based on
syllables
words
vowels
sounds
Which word characterizes the soil of the Fertile Crescent?
unproductive
rich
dry
rocky
Sumer is important in world history because it was
the world's first civilization
where human beings evolved
where the first fishing villages developed
the world's first empire
What led to the conquest of Sumer?
the unification of city-states
the peace among city-states
the fighting among city-states
the wealth of city-states
What did Sumerian sculptors create that was different from earlier sculptures?
iron pieces
realistic statues of humans
hanging gardens
Assyrian-style statues
Phoenicia did not have its own supply of ivory, so it traded for ivory with other regions, which made ivory a Phoenician
import
export
natural resource
impossibility
Mesopotamia means
the land between 2 oceans
the land between 2 rivers
the land between 2 islands
the land between 2 cities
