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WorksheetsMesopotamia Test Review Lessons 1-4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
This means “between the rivers” in the Greek language?
(a)
This is the belief in many Gods.
(a)
This is an upper-class job recording information.
(a)
This word means a payment or gift to a stronger power.
(a)
The written language of Mesopotamia used triangle shaped symbols to stand for an idea or thing.
(a)
This is the belief in one God.
(a)
This means an army of professional soldiers.
(a)
In cuneiform, Sumerian scribes used what to represent words, sounds, or ideas?
Wedge-shaped symbols
The first Alphabet
Numbers
The term Mesopotamia refers to land between.
Sumer and Egypt
the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Uruk and Ur
Another term for a city and the surrounding land it controls is.
Kingdom
Nation State
City-state
A ziggurat is a type of?
Building
Epic Poem
Religious ceremonies
Why did priests play an important role in Sumerian city-states?
Sumerians believed only priest could communicate with gods to help the city prosper.
Priests were at the top of the Sumerian social order
Sumerians feared priests because they led rituals involving human sacrifice
A state containing several countries or territories is called?
An empire
A city-state
A region
The main purpose of Hammurabi’s Code was to.
Punish his political rivals
Conquer and rule a new empire
Make sure everyone in his empire knew the law
The largest group of people in the Babylonian Empire included
farmers, artisans, and slaves
government officials and slaves
priests and nobles
The rule of law, established under Hammurabi, was the idea that
different laws apply to people of different social ranking
all members of society, even the rich and powerful, must obey the law
Who were the Immortals?
a group of gods worshipped by the Persians
a group of gods worshipped by the Assyrians
an elite group of the Persian standing army
Why were the Phoenicians able to spread their culture over a wide area?
Phoenician sailors traded with other cities in the Mediterranean region
Phoenicia had many natural resources that were desirable to other countries
The Phoenician cavalry could cover more ground faster than foot soldiers
Which city was originally a Phoenician colony?
Carthage
Sumer
Rome
Answer this short essay - How do societies preserve order?
