Mesopotamia - Ch 3 Test - (Mitchell)
  • 1. Which is a river of Mesopotamia?
A) Missouri River
B) Nile River
C) Euphrates River
D) Amazon River
  • 2. King ____________ was known for his laws of the land
A) Babylon
B) Hammurabi
C) Ur
D) Mesopotamia
  • 3. What Does Mesopotamia mean?
A) “Land between 2 rivers”
B) “Land of the first civilization”
C) “Land of Hammurabi”
D) “Land of a 1000 lakes”
  • 4. This term is known as the world’s first writing?
A) Cuneiform
B) English
C) stylus
D) Babylon
  • 5. A civilization is a __________________.
A) Ruler
B) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning
C) River in Mesopotamia
D) People and how they speak
  • 6. In what area is ancient Mesopotamia found in?
A) Australia
B) Fertile Crescent
C) South America
D) Fertile River
  • 7. What is the name of the Ancient Mesopotamian temple?
A) Synagogue
B) Pyramid
C) Ziggurat
D) Church
  • 8. Polytheism is the belief in many Gods, ______________ is the belief in 1 God.
A) Monotheism
B) Islam
C) Polytheism
D) Jew
  • 9. Ancient Mesopotamia is found in what present day country?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Egypt
C) Iraq
D) Antarctica
  • 10. A government is a ________________.
A) Form of religion
B) System that groups use to make laws and decisions
C) Skill or knowledge to make products to meet our needs
D) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians
  • 11. Mesopotamia is a great river valley formed by__________________.
A) The Orontes
B) The Tigris and Euphrates
C) The Nile
D) The Red Sea
  • 12. Writing grew out of the need to....
A) To tell stories
B) To keep cows
C) To make public signs
D) To keep records
  • 13. Mesopotamia is found in this continent?
A) South America
B) France
C) Africa
D) Asia
  • 14. Sumer was the first civilization. (Worth 2 pts)
A) False
B) True
  • 15. Mesopotamia is often referred to as?
A) Cradle of land
B) Cradle of Laws
C) Cradle of Civilization
D) Cradle of Islam
  • 16. List the Civilizations (8) that evolved in the Fertile Crescent. Remember the sentence we discussed to help you remember the Civilizations. Do your best with spelling.
  • 17. This is a Sumerian cylinder seal. How were cylinder seals used in Mesopotamia?
A) The cylinders were rolled over clay to leave an imprint.
B) The cylinders were used as jars or cups for the wealthy.
C) The cylinders were displayed in palaces and temples.
D) The cylinders were used to standardize weights of trade items.
  • 18. What is the significance of Hammurabi’s Code?
A) It is the basis for England’s Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution.
B) It was the first written constitution granting rights to all citizens.
C) It is the first written body of laws used to organize society.
D) It is the decree that kings use to show their authority.
  • 19. When the rivers flooded in the spring, it was due to the
A) heavy rain falling throughout the area
B) snow that melted in the mountains where the rivers begin
C) strong winds that blew from the Persian Gulf
D) ice that had formed on the river broke into bits
  • 20. 7. How did the sail impact the Mesopotamians?
A) They were able to build a powerful navy.
B) They were able to grow more crops.
C) They were able to remain isolated from other cultures.
D) They were able to trade over long distances.
  • 21. What two rivers run through Mesopotamia?
A) Nile and Tigris Rivers
B) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
C) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers
D) Tigris and Sumer Rivers
  • 22. The earliest cities developed by what year?
A) 10,000 B.C.E
B) 3500 AD
C) 1904 AD
D) 3500 B.C.E
  • 23. What is irrigation?
A) A paleolithic tool
B) A means to control water supply to the land
C) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to
D) A new method of fighting
  • 24. A self-governing city that has its own ruler and laws is known as a
A) City-State
B) Culture
C) Empire
D) State-City
  • 25. A person hired to keep track of the items people trades is known as a
A) slave
B) king
C) scribe
D) priest
  • 26. This tells a story of a hero. Gilgamesh is an example of a hero in this type of story.
A) mystery
B) fairy tale
C) tall tale
D) epic
  • 27. Who established a code of 282 laws?
A) Nebuchadnezzar
B) poppy
C) Hammurabi
D) Sargon
  • 28. Who is responsible for creating one of the seven wonders of the world?
A) Nebuchadnezzar
B) Hammurabi
C) Sargon
D) Gilgamesh
  • 29. Who was the most famous Chaldean King?
A) Nebuchadnezzar
B) Sargon
C) Gilgamesh
D) Hammurabi
  • 30. Who is responsible for the achievement of the alphabet?
A) Sumerians
B) Babylonians
C) Phoenicians
D) Chaldeans
  • 31. The Phoenicians are responsible for all of the following as trade exports EXCEPT
A) cedar wood
B) purple dye
C) chariots
D) glass objects
  • 32. Which civilization was the fiercest of warriors who imposed cruelty even before they went in to battle?
A) Chaldeans
B) Sumerians
C) Babylonians
D) Assyrians
  • 33. One of the most important inventions by the Sumerians was the
A) wheel
B) a code of laws
C) alphabet
D) purple dye
  • 34. Which of the following is not a Sumerian god/goddess
A) Zeus
B) Utu
C) Enlil
D) Inanna
  • 35. In the order of social hierarchy, which person is considered the second most important?
A) traders
B) craftsmen
C) farmers
D) priest
E) King
  • 36. The first gold coins were used by the
A) Sumerians
B) Chaldeans
C) Lydians
D) Babylonians
  • 37. The Fertile Crescent got its name because
A) it's in an arid valley in the Middle East
B) the people who lived there had lots of children
C) it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture
D) it was one of the earliest civilizations
  • 38. Hammurabi's Code is a famous system of laws because it
A) led directly to the development of democracy
B) had such lenient punishments, which allowed for personal freedom
C) is thought to be one of the earliest written sets of laws
D) was considered unfair, causing people to rebel in the world's firs insurrection
  • 39. He was among the first leaders to have a permanent army
A) Hammurabi
B) Gilgamesh
C) Sargon
D) Utu
  • 40. What purpose did the wall around a city serve?
A) to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland
B) to protect the people of the city-state from attack
C) to protect the people of the city-state from floods
D) to keep people from moving to another city-state
  • 41. A synonym for gods/goddesses is
A) disciples
B) polytheism
C) deities
D) rulers
  • 42. Who served as a role between the Sumerians and the gods?
A) priests
B) farmers
C) kings
D) war chiefs
  • 43. What was most likely the reason that ziggurats were tall?
A) to mark the center of the city
B) so they could easily be found
C) so architects could display their work
D) to honor the gods
  • 44. What technology did the Hittites and Assyrians use in battle?
A) fire and chariots
B) battleships and iron weapons
C) iron weapons and chariots
D) bows and arrows
  • 45. Which people grew more powerful due to trade rather than from winning battles?
A) Chaldeans
B) Kassites
C) Hittites
D) Phoenicians
  • 46. The first group to rule after Hammurabi (Babylonians) was
A) the Hittites
B) the Assyrians
C) the Kassites
D) the Phoenicians
  • 47. The Assyrian capital was named
A) Ur
B) Sumer
C) Babylon
D) Nineveh
  • 48. Sumerians developed one of the first known civilizations in Mesopotamia. A Civilization has
A) all of the these
B) people who produce more food than they need to survive
C) people living in an organized society
D) a division of labor
E) people who live in towns or cities with some from of government
  • 49. What job would study the natural features of the earth such as water, land, and climate?
A) Anthropologists
B) Archaeologists
C) Geographers
D) Historians
  • 50. Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early civilizations?
A) The forest was full of animals
B) The soil was good for crops
C) The caves provided shelter for the people
D) The hills were rich with gold
  • 51. Trade brings new resources to an area; what is an additional POSITIVE effect of civilization?
A) Populations decrease
B) Wars are fought over new land
C) New ideas are spread and culture grows
D) Old products are not used anymore
  • 52. Why did writing start?
A) To record information
B) To teach people to farm
C) To tell stories
D) To communicate with new people from different areas
  • 53. Many early civilizations believed in many gods. What is this called?
A) Theology
B) Monotheism
C) Polytheism
D) Deitism
  • 54. How did rivers contribute to the survival of the early civilizations?
A) Provided a power source
B) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food
C) Formed barriers around civilizations
D) Provided a route to get to other civilizations
  • 55. Irrigation is still used today.
A) False
B) True
  • 56. Mesopotamians used the plow to make their farmland more productive. Which of the following was necessary for the use of the plow?
A) the establishment of cities
B) the domestication of oxen
C) the creation of government
D) the invention of writing
  • 57. Which letter on the map labels the location of Mesopotamia and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
A) X
B) Z
C) Y
D) W
  • 58. Religion was very important in Mesopotamian civilization. Temples were among the largest buildings in cities, and priests had a great amount of authority. Which answer best describes the reason for this?
A) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers.
B) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods.
C) The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters.
D) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate.
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