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Ch. 3 Fertile Crescent
Test Description: Ch. 3 Fertile Crescent
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How did a steady food supply affect the development of Sumerian cities?
A
It made it more difficult for people to travel.
B
It allowed people to stay in one place.
C
It ruined the quality of the land.
D
It made living in cities unnecessary.
2) Who were the first kings in Sumerian civilization?
A
Scribes
B
Priests
C
Military leaders
D
Farmers
3) What was an effect of Sargon’s troops moving through the Fertile Crescent?
A
Languages were maintained across the region.
B
The Akkadians and Sumerians no longer used the cuneiform system of writing.
C
Much of Mesopotamia was divided.
D
Akkadian and Sumerian cultural traits spread throughout the region.
4) What city became the center of Hammurabi’s Mesopotamian empire?
A
Babylon
B
Umma
C
Lagash
D
Ur
5) How did Assyrian rulers control an empire that stretched across the Persian Gulf and into Egypt?
A
They maintained one unit of government.
B
They divided the conquered lands into sections.
C
They gave up control of some of their territory.
D
They limited how far their empire could expand.
6) How did sailors’ use of the North Star help Phoenician trade?
A
The North Star helped sailors travel across land faster.
B
The North Star helped sailors earn more money.
C
The North Star helped sailors guide their voyages more accurately.
D
The North Star helped merchants find more customers.
7) How did the Phoenician alphabet improve upon the cuneiform writing system?
A
It involved fewer symbols.
B
It required more memorization.
C
It took longer to write.
D
It did not depend upon sounds.
8) The ancient city of Babylon, located near present-day _____, became the center of a new Mesopotamian empire under Hammurabi.
A
Damascus, Syria
B
Amman, Jordan
C
Tehran, Iran
D
Baghdad, Iraq
9) Which of the following was NOT a reason why the introduction of gold coins helped the Persian empire economy grow?
A
Gold coins assigned a uniform value to goods.
B
Gold coins were accepted currency across the empire.
C
Gold coins made trade possible in far-off provinces of the empire.
D
Gold coins could only be used by the wealthiest Persians and the king.
10) In the Persian empire, who controlled the central government and who controlled the local governments?
A
Persian ruler/Local leaders
B
Military leaders/Persian ruler
C
Persian ruler/Military leaders
D
Local leaders/Persian ruler
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