Worksheets6SS Chapter 3 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
A way of supplying water to an area of land
Cuneiform
Ziggurat
Irrigation
Silt
The world's first system of writing, developed in Sumer:
Irrigation
Cuneiform
Ziggurat
Pictographs
A pyramid-shaped temple in Sumer
Scribe
Monarch
Ziggurat
Silt
A picture symbol is called:
Cuneiform
Silt
Ziggurat
Pictograph
A mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that can make land ideal for farming
Irrigation
Canals
Silt
Cuneiform
What is the benefit of the flooding of rivers in Mesopotamia?
Floodwaters provided silt, which made for better farming.
Made it possible to sail ships on the rivers.
It filled their swimming pools.
It brought more fish for people to catch.
Which early civilization in Mesopotamia developed into a powerful city-state society?
Long City
Sumer
Ur
Babylon
What was the focus of Mesopotamian religion?
One true God
There were no gods
Polytheism, many gods
Money
What was a common method used by the Sumerians to write cuneiform?
iPad and stylus
Hammer and chisel
Paint on cave walls
Clay tablet and stylus
What is an important advancement made by the Sumerians in mathematics?
They divided the circle into 360 degrees.
They invented the number 0.
They invented a base 10 number system.
They were the first to use multiplication.
What made the Hittites effective warriors?
They invented the bow and arrow.
They were masters of ironworking and chariots.
They were the first to have an organized army.
They were the first culture to fight on horseback.
Other than record keeping, what else did the Sumerians use writing for?
Diaries
Love letters
History, law, stories, and songs
Directions
What is the fertile farmland that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea?
Oasis
Desert
Jungle
Fertile Crescent
How did the Mesopotamians irrigate their land?
Used canals and dirt banks to control water
Created a sprinkler system to distribute water
Carried pots of water to pour over soil
Built underground tunnels to water plants
In early Sumerian society, how were power and control organized?
The emperor controlled all the land.
Each city-state was ruled separately from the others, usually by a king.
Democracy, with equal treatment for all people.
Rotating governorship, with each city taking turns ruling.
What major accomplishment is Sargon known for?
Creating the first set of laws
Developing cuneiform
Conquering Mesopotamia and creating the first empire
Author of The Epic of Gilgamesh
The small civilization of the Phoenicians was known for trading. What were some things they were known for?
Art and literature
Gold and animal skins
Chariots and spears
Lumber (cedar) and purple dyes
King Nebuchadnezzar was a Chaldean ruler from Babylon. Which ancient wonder was he responsible for creating?
Hanging Gardens
Great Pyramid of Giza
Temple of Artemis
Colossus of Rhodes
Which of the following is not one of the civilizations that controlled the Fertile Crescent?
Hittites
Kush
Babylonians
Phoenicians
Why is Hammurabi's Code an important historical document?
First written document
Thorough laws written for everyone to see
They were written in many languages
Hammurabi was a famous author
