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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
Abraham
B
Hammurabi
C
Moses
D
Sargon
2) What is an artisan?
A
a ruling family of an empire
B
a skilled craftsperson
C
a Jewish house of worship
D
an agreement / promise
3) Which BEST describes early Mesopotamia?
A
Nomads
B
Hunters
C
Gatherers
D
Farmers
4) Why did early civilizations trade?
A
Too lazy
B
Enjoyed traveling
C
Wanted different goods they couldn't produce at home
D
Excited to get goods at cheaper prices
5) Judaism is a form of....
A
Phoenician
B
Monotheism
C
Polytheism
D
Cuneiform
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 ONE god
D
Promoted a belief in MANY gods
7) ____ has its own government, customs and technology
A
Torah
B
scribe
C
dynasty
D
civilization
8) A Jewish house of worship is called a ______.
A
Church
B
Torah
C
Synagogue
D
Ziggurat
9) A ______ is a professional writer.
A
Artisan
B
Scribe
C
covenant
D
Moses
10) Which king developed the 1st law codes for his people?
A
Sargon
B
Hammurabi
C
Ashurbanipal
D
Nebuchadnezzar II
11) Which of the following was the most important Phoenician contributions?
A
use of an alphabet
B
iron and steel
C
use of irrigation
D
use of domesticated animals
12) Why did people begin to settle in Mesopotamia?
A
Good architects
B
Great learning centers
C
Land was good for tractors
D
Soil was great for farming and rivers
13) How did Mesopotamians improve farming?
A
waited for rainy seasons to farm
B
set up irrigation systems
C
migrated to different crop areas
D
they only grew one crop at a time
14) Cuneiform led the way to....
A
social classes
B
farming
C
written records
D
paintings and sculptures
15) Early Mesopotamia economy was based on...
A
coin money
B
trade
C
banks
D
paper money
16) What means (land between the rivers)?
A
Mesopotamia
B
Fertile Crescent
C
Gift of the Nile
D
Mediterranean
17) 1st 5 books of the the Hebrew Bible
A
Synagogue
B
10 Commandments
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
city-state
C
covenant
D
scribe
20) Who discovered the following contributions: Purple dye, 1st trading empire and an alphabet?
A
Babylon
B
Sumer
C
Phoenicians
D
Akkad
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