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