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Mesopotamia Test
Test Description: Test 1
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The system of writing that used wedge shaped symbols
A
Lamassu
B
Babylonian
C
Ziggurat
D
Cuneiform
2) Soil deposited by flood waters in Mesopotamia
A
Gravel
B
Clay
C
None
D
Silt
3) Laws written in Babylon that used an eye for an eye idea
A
Babylonian Code
B
12 Tables
C
Cradle of Civilization
D
Hammurabi's Code
4) Rulers from the same family
A
Dynasty
B
Lamassu
C
Family Empire
D
Empire
5) City with its own government and ruler, which included the surrounding lands
A
City-State
B
Monarchy
C
Empire
D
Polytheism
6) Belief in more than one god.
A
Monotheism
B
Polytheism
C
Mecatheism
D
None
7) Who created the first known empire in Mesopotamia
A
Lamassu
B
Sargon of Akkad
C
Tiamat
D
Hammurabi
8) The Sumerian guardian god that was placed at city gates
A
Tiamat
B
Enlil
C
Lamassu
D
Sargon
9) Diverting water from a river to another area for crops
A
Construction
B
Fertile Crescent
C
Empire
D
Irrigation
10) A time keeping device based on the cycles of the moon
A
Watch
B
Calendar
C
Sundial
D
None
11) Another name given to Mesopotamia
A
City-State
B
Cradle of Civilization
C
First Empire
D
Ziggurat
12) Structure built as a location for worship in Mesopotamia
A
City-State
B
Ziggurat
C
Church
D
Lamassu
13) What natural resource allows Mesopotamia to be good for farming
A
Mountains in the north
B
Persian Gulf
C
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
D
Flat land
14) Who ruled Sumer in time of Peace
A
King
B
Wealthy nobles
C
Warrior
D
Priest
15) What is Mesopotamia?
A
land south of the rivers
B
land of rivers
C
land between the rivers
D
land of setting sun
16) Hammurabi's Code...
A
Created law and order in Babylon
B
Gave mercy to criminals
C
Eliminated social groups
D
Treated people equally
17) How did the Sumerian people water their crops?
A
Created irrigation systems
B
Prayed for rain
C
Traded for water
D
Grew drought resistant plants
18) What did the Sumerian people do to get the resources they needed
A
Prayed to the gods
B
Expanded their lands to Asia Minor
C
Traded with other City-States
D
Grew Trees
19) What did the Sumerian Cities do to defend against attack?
A
built walls
B
built fire pits / moats
C
formed alliances with others
D
prayed to the gods
20) Who was in the highest social group in Sumer
A
kings and priests
B
farmers and merchants
C
miners and sailors
D
women and children
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