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WorksheetsPre AP World History Chapter 2 Assessment
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Conditions for women in Mesopotamia
Increased dramatically over the centuries.
reached their high point during the time of the Assyrians.
grew increasingly worse over time.
improved dramatically when women were able to do away with the veil
were always very good; women had tremendous personal freedom
The original homeland of the Indo-European speakers was
Mesopotamia
Northern Germany
Southern Russia
India
Egypt
Some of the most influential ancient Indo-European migrants into Southwest Asia, migrating to central Anatolia around 1900 B.C.E were the
Assyrians.
Aryans.
Hebrews.
Babylonians.
Hittites.
The first simplified alphabet, containing only twenty-two letters, was created by the
Mesopotamians.
Assyrians.
Hebrews.
Phoenicians.
Babylonians.
Which of the following languages is NOT of Indo-European origin?
Egyptian
Farsi
Hindi
Greek
Italic
In Mesopotamia, prisoners of war, convicted criminals, and heavily indebted individuals were three main sources for
slaves.
indentured servants.
dependent clients.
mercenary soldiers.
indentured priests.
After 1300 B.C.E, ethical monotheism was in the tradition of the
Mesopotamians.
Egyptians.
Assyrians.
Hebrews.
Phoenicians.
Hebrew monotheism has its origins with
Abraham.
Moses.
Joseph.
David.
Solomon.
The Mesopotamian style of writing was known as
demotic.
cuneiform.
hieroglyphs.
Coptic.
alphabetic.
Enkidu
was the Sumerian god of wisdom.
was a leading Sumerian city-state.
was the most powerful Babylonian king.
was Gilgamesh's friend.
is the Hebrew word for "holy."
Mesopotamia developed into a
strict patriarchal society.
society where the sexes enjoyed relative equality.
predominantly matriarchal society.
society with few social distinctions.
society dominated by a growing mercantile middle class.
What individual believed that the gods had chosen him to "promote the welfare of the people... [and] to cause justice to prevail the land"?
Moses
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Sargon of Akkad
Gilgamesh
After 3000 B.C.E. all Sumerian cities were ruled by what form of government?
Monarchy
councils of elders
dictators
assemblies of citizens
military governors
The creator of the first empire in Mesopotamia was
Hammurabi.
Moses.
Sargon of Akkad.
Gilgamesh.
military governors.
The Babylonians eventually fell in 1595 B.C.E to the
Egyptians.
Hittites.
Sumerians.
Hebrews.
Akkadians.
Horse-drawn chariots were first invented by the
Egyptians.
Hittites.
Assyrians.
Babylonians.
Hyksos.
Eridu, Ur, Uruk, Lagash, Nippur, and Kish were all associated
Egypt.
Nubia.
Phoenicia.
Mesopotamia.
Jerusalem.
A Mesopotamian stepped pyramid is known as a
coptic.
eridu.
lugal.
lex talionis.
ziggurat.
Which of the following is NOT a Semitic language?
Hebrew
Phoenician
Aramaic
Sumerian
Akkadian
The first complex society was developed in the southern Mesopotamian land of
Akkad.
Assyria.
Sumer.
Babylonia.
Palestine.
With few precedents to guide them, the population of Mesopotamia adapted and created
social organization.
writing.
agricultural cultivation.
the development of religion.
competition amongst different groups.
The word Mesopotamia means
"pure land"
"land of the strong"
"the blood of Gilgamesh"
"wedge shaped"
"land between two rivers"
Gilgamesh was associated with what city?
Jerusalem
Kish
Uruk
Lagash
Ur
The first people in the world to use wheeled vehicles were the
Sumerians.
Assyrians.
Egyptians.
Phoenicians.
Hebrews.
Evidence shows that the Mesopotamians
traded extensively with peoples as far away as Anatolia, Egypt, and India.
lived an isolated existence and did not trade.
traded exclusively with the Egyptians.
traded extensively until the time of the Assyrians, when trade dropped to nothing.
traded exclusively with the Phoenicians.
The earliest urban societies known so far emerged in the
first millennium B.C.E.
third millennium B.C.E.
sixth millennium B.C.E.
second millennium B.C.E.
fourth millennium B.C.E.
Mesopotamian metalworkers discovered that if they alloyed copper and tin they could produce
obsidian.
steel.
iron.
silver.
bronze.
Iron metallurgy came to Mesopotamia from the
Hebrews.
Hittites.
Phoenicians.
Egyptians.
Assyrians.
The later Mesopotamian people who built a large empire based on a powerful army with iron weapons and the use of professional officers were the
Hittites.
Hyksos.
Assyrians.
Babylonians.
Hebrews.
A Babylonian resurgence of power was led in the sixth century B.C.E. by
Nebuchadnezzar.
Ashurbanipal.
Solomon.
Sargon.
Hammurabi.
While Hammurabi's code was based on the concept of lex talionis, it was also shaped by
social standing.
the will of the Mesopotamian gods as expressed by the priestly class.
the language spoken by the accused perpetrator.
the age of the accused perpetrator.
the religion of the victim.
Which of the following statements is true of the inhabitants of the Paleolithic age?
They had mastered writing.
They domesticated animals.
They were hunters and gatherers.
They had discovered agriculture.
They had mastered working with iron.
What do archeologists now believe is the most fundamental difference between the Neolithic and Paleolithic eras?
artistry
use of tools
use of fire
reliance on foraging for subsistence
reliance on cultivation for subsistence
With the development of languages, human beings were able to
produce long cutting edges.
accumulate knowledge and transmit it to new generations.
begin to fashion sharp tools from animal bones.
devise means for catching fish from deep waters.
invent spear throwers.
