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Mesopotamia
Test Description: These questions pertain to the first river valley civilization.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Founder of Akkadian Dynasty
A
Moses
B
Sargon
C
Abraham
D
Hammurabi
2) What is an artisan?
A
an agreement / promise
B
a skilled craftsperson
C
a ruling family of an empire
D
a Jewish house of worship
3) Which BEST describes early Mesopotamia?
A
Hunters
B
Gatherers
C
Farmers
D
Nomads
4) Why did early civilizations trade?
A
Enjoyed traveling
B
Too lazy
C
Excited to get goods at cheaper prices
D
Wanted different goods they couldn't produce at home
5) Judaism is a form of....
A
Cuneiform
B
Phoenician
C
Polytheism
D
Monotheism
6) How did Judaism compare to early Mesopotamian religions?
A
1st religion to set rules
B
Had NO written text
C
Promoted a belief in MANY gods
D
Promoted a belief in ONE god
7) ____ has its own government, customs and technology
A
civilization
B
Torah
C
dynasty
D
scribe
8) A Jewish house of worship is called a ______.
A
Ziggurat
B
Church
C
Synagogue
D
Torah
9) A ______ is a professional writer.
A
covenant
B
Scribe
C
Artisan
D
Moses
10) Which king developed the 1st law codes for his people?
A
Hammurabi
B
Nebuchadnezzar II
C
Ashurbanipal
D
Sargon
11) Which of the following was the most important Phoenician contributions?
A
use of domesticated animals
B
iron and steel
C
use of irrigation
D
use of an alphabet
12) Why did people begin to settle in Mesopotamia?
A
Soil was great for farming and rivers
B
Land was good for tractors
C
Good architects
D
Great learning centers
13) How did Mesopotamians improve farming?
A
waited for rainy seasons to farm
B
they only grew one crop at a time
C
migrated to different crop areas
D
set up irrigation systems
14) Cuneiform led the way to....
A
social classes
B
written records
C
paintings and sculptures
D
farming
15) Early Mesopotamia economy was based on...
A
paper money
B
banks
C
coin money
D
trade
16) What means (land between the rivers)?
A
Fertile Crescent
B
Mediterranean
C
Mesopotamia
D
Gift of the Nile
17) 1st 5 books of the the Hebrew Bible
A
10 Commandments
B
Synagogue
C
covenant
D
Torah
18) Who received God's laws (10 Commandments)?
A
Moses
B
Abraham
19) a ruling family of an empire
A
dynasty
B
scribe
C
city-state
D
covenant
20) Who discovered the following contributions: Purple dye, 1st trading empire and an alphabet?
A
Babylon
B
Phoenicians
C
Akkad
D
Sumer
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