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history test

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is Mesopotamia

a)

the land between Tigris and Euphrates

b)

hammurabis code of law

c)

a belief in many gods or goddesses

d)

a climate that is mostly hot and dry but has some rain

2.

what is semiarid

a)

a region in southern Mesopotamia

b)

the land between rivers

c)

lots of water

d)

a climate that is mostly hot and dry but has some rain

3.

what is sumer

a)

a region in southern Mesopotamia

b)

the code of law

c)

a region in the upper Mesopotamia

d)

Hammurabi

4.

what is a city state

a)

a community that included a city and its nearby farmland

b)

Euphrates and Tigris

c)

a country

d)

a state that has been fought for

5.

what is a ziggurat

a)

a Sumerian temple and a center for city life

b)

picture writing

c)

a belief in many gods or goddesses

d)

wedge shaped writing

6.

what is polytheism

a)

a ziggurat

b)

a code of hammurabi

c)

a belief of many gods or goddesses

d)

a belief in one god

7.

what is pictograph

a)

picture writing

b)

a form of drawing

c)

the land between rivers

d)

clay tablets

8.

what is a cuneiform

a)

wedge shaped writing

b)

a Sumerian temple

c)

people who specialize in writing

d)

a section of the code of Hammurabi

9.

what is a scribe

a)

someone who specializes on writing.

b)

a person that specialized on war tactics

c)

an expert on math

d)

someone who likes to draw

10.

what is an empire

a)

many different land and people from around the world

b)

an army that will go though anything in order to complete the task at hand.

c)

a city state

d)

sargons family

11.

who is Hammurabi

a)

the amorite king who ruled the Babylonian empire

b)

the king of akkadian

c)

king of kings

12.

what is a fertile crescent

a)

the region that is in Mesopotamia from the Mediterranean to the Persian gulf

b)

the most richest farmland

c)

Hammurabi's code of law

13.

what is a code of law

a)

a set of rules for people to obey

b)

a set of laws that are optional to follow

c)

hammurabis law

14.

what is justice

a)

fair treatment among all people

b)

unfair treatment

c)

pathos, logos and ethos

15.

why was trade important to Mesopotamia

a)

it was important because it help them find jobs and gain resources

b)

its important for money

c)

its all for fun

16.

what are the 5 traits of a civilization

a)

record keeping, specialized workers, complex institutions, advanced cities and advanced technology

b)

record keeping, specialized workers, complex institutions, advanced cities and polytheism

c)

record keeping, specialized workers, complex institutions, advanced cities and ziggurat

d)

record keeping, specialized workers, complex institutions, advanced cities and city state

17.

the ruler of akkadian is called

a)

hammurabi

b)

sargon

c)

junior

d)

sennacherib

18.

the ruler of Babylonian is called

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Sargon

c)

junior

d)

Sennacherib

19.

the ruler from Assyrian is called

a)

Sennacherib

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Sargon

d)

junior

20.

what is Sargon known for

a)

Sargon was the king of the first empire

b)

Sargon was a muscular man

c)

Sargon was a king

d)

Sargon was skilled

21.

what is Hammurabi known for

a)

code of law

b)

king

c)

empire

d)

family

22.

what is the Assyrian empire known for

a)

it large and fearsome army

b)

its weak army

c)

its skilled workers

d)

its known from Sennacherib

23.

what is the akkadian empire known for

a)

for being the first empire in history

b)

for having Sargon

c)

for being the best empire of all time

24.

what are three important facts about the code of Hammurabi

a)

it was the first written code of law, the punishments were harsh, their were 282 laws

b)

it was the first written code of law, the punishments were harsh, they were safe for the people getting punnished.

c)

it was the first written code of law, the punishments were harsh , it did not have the eye for an eye law.