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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
Hammurabi
B
Abraham
C
Sargon
D
Moses
2) What is an artisan?
A
a Jewish house of worship
B
a skilled craftsperson
C
a ruling family of an empire
D
an agreement / promise
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
Monotheism
B
Cuneiform
C
Phoenician
D
Polytheism
6) How did Judaism compare to early Mesopotamian religions?
A
Had NO written text
B
1st religion to set rules
C
Promoted a belief in MANY gods
D
Promoted a belief in ONE god
7) ____ has its own government, customs and technology
A
Torah
B
scribe
C
civilization
D
dynasty
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
covenant
C
Scribe
D
Moses
10) Which king developed the 1st law codes for his people?
A
Sargon
B
Ashurbanipal
C
Hammurabi
D
Nebuchadnezzar II
11) Which of the following was the most important Phoenician contributions?
A
use of an alphabet
B
use of irrigation
C
iron and steel
D
use of domesticated animals
12) Why did people begin to settle in Mesopotamia?
A
Good architects
B
Land was good for tractors
C
Soil was great for farming and rivers
D
Great learning centers
13) How did Mesopotamians improve farming?
A
they only grew one crop at a time
B
waited for rainy seasons to farm
C
set up irrigation systems
D
migrated to different crop areas
14) Cuneiform led the way to....
A
farming
B
paintings and sculptures
C
social classes
D
written records
15) Early Mesopotamia economy was based on...
A
trade
B
coin money
C
banks
D
paper money
16) What means (land between the rivers)?
A
Gift of the Nile
B
Mesopotamia
C
Mediterranean
D
Fertile Crescent
17) 1st 5 books of the the Hebrew Bible
A
Synagogue
B
covenant
C
Torah
D
10 Commandments
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
scribe
D
covenant
20) Who discovered the following contributions: Purple dye, 1st trading empire and an alphabet?
A
Akkad
B
Sumer
C
Phoenicians
D
Babylon
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