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Mesopotamia
Test Description: Unit 4, River Valley Reivew
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How did calendars contribute to growth in cities and agriculture in ancient Mesopotamia?
A
They helped leaders to predict when neighboring armies would attack, and defend the cities, allowing them to grow
B
They caused people who believed that the astronomers who created calendars could predict the future to move closer to the cit
C
hey helped farmers plan their crops to avoid floods, which allowed them to grow more food and to feed more people in the citi
D
They notified more people of important feast days, which brought visitors and increased wealth to the cities.
2) Why did ancient civilizations develop in Mesopotamia along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
A
The river valleys provided areas for recreation
B
The rivers provided power for all types of industries.
C
The rivers provided a source of fresh water and farmland.
D
The rivers aided in the exploration of new territories.
3) Which of the following facts serves as evidence that the Mesopotamians were polytheists?
A
The city of Ur had temples dedicated to worshipping the goddess Ishtar and the god Enki.
B
Goods made in India and Egypt were brought to Mesopotamia by traders.
C
Mesopotamian government was centered on the city‐state.
D
The Sumerian story of the Great Flood is similar to the Bible story about Noah’s Ark.
4) How did the metal plow help to increase Mesopotamian trade with other civilizations?
A
Farmers could plant faster, helping them plant larger areas and grow extra grain for traders to sell.
B
Many farmers who had learned metalworking to make plows also made other metal goods for traders to sell.
C
Farmers who bought plows from traders found their new tools so helpful that they later bought many other goods from trade
D
Farmers could plant faster, so they had more free time to go to markets and buy from traders.
5) What did a stable food supply and food surpluses allow Neolithic farming people to do?
A
Do cave paintings
B
Use fire
C
Migrate to different areas
D
Build permanent homes
6) What can you determine about social class in Mesopotamia from Hammurabi's Code?
A
People of lower social class had harsher punishments.
B
All people were given equal punishments.
C
Slave's punishments were less harsh than others.
D
Social class did not determine punishment.
7) Cuneiform writing provided the basis for the development of what?
A
painting and sculpture
B
oral traditions
C
Subsistence farming
D
recorded history
8) Which is the best explanation for why Mesopotamians built canals?
A
They needed a way to control the river’s flow to prevent flooding and increase farming.
B
They needed a way to control low water levels.
C
They needed a way to control the surplus.
D
They needed a way to control water so people could wash their clothes.
9) Who was the ancient Babylonian king who created the earliest known code of laws which focused on harsh punishments to keep order in society?
A
Nebuchadnezzar
B
Hammurabi
C
Sargon
D
Eannatum
10) What was a result of the development of an alphabet in ancient times?
A
It was easier for people to read and write.
B
No one ever used cuneiform again.
C
The Code of Hammurabi Code was declared useless for the average person.
D
Trade routes opened up from Rome to the cities of China.
11) How did Sumer’s geography lead to the creation of city-states?
A
Problems and solutions resulted in the specialization of the workers
B
Problems and solutions resulted in cooperation between villages
C
Problems and solutions resulted in the formation of empires
D
Problems and solutions resulted in division between social groups
12) How does having a stable food supply impact a settlement?
A
There are more opportunities for advancements
B
There are more opportunities for migrating
C
There is a greater need for domestication
D
There is a greater chance of conflict
13) Why was Sumer a civilization?
A
It used tools made from stone and no longer farmed.
B
It had one leader who ruled the entire territory.
C
It was established between two rivers and had fertile soil.
D
It had a written language, government and social structure.
14) Why were the Akkadians able to form an empire?
A
They had an irrigation system.
B
They had a written language.
C
The city-states were not united.
D
The city-states united together
15) . Which of the following innovation enabled Sumer to thrive?
A
Plow and irrigation system
B
Chariot and wheel
C
Cuneiform and steles
D
Ziggurats and scribes
16) How did its size impact the Akkadian empire?
A
It became wealthy.
B
It fell apart.
C
It had lots of trade.
D
It had many resources.
17) How did religion impact life in Mesopotamia?
A
Set restrictions on rights
B
Resulted in conflict
C
Limited resources
D
Determined leadership
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