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Chapter 3 Part II Review - Mesopotamia
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Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why would it have been helpful for people to have the laws written down?
A
So everyone would know what was against the law and would obey them so they would not receive the harsh punishments.
B
So people did not just have to ask each other what the rules were.
C
So no crime happened.
D
So people could practice their reading.
2) Define: division of labor
A
a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.
B
human-made waterways
C
a large ar of rich farmland
D
each worker specializes in a particular task or job
3) Why would rulers benefit if they claim to be chosen by the gods?
A
We have a president instead of a king.
B
The gods would send a sign to them that the kings could rule.
C
Rulers would benefit because people would give the kings gifts.
D
The people would obey the kings becaues they did not want to anger the gods.
4) Define: Fertile Crescent
A
A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.
B
Each worker specializes in a particular task or job.
C
A large arc of rich farmland that extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterrean Sea
D
Human-made waterways
5) What types of things happened when irrigation systems were not in place?
A
They grew more crops than they knew what to do with.
B
Crops dried up during drought. Crops were destroyed during flooding, homes washed away, and livestock were killed.
C
Livestock ran throughout the streets.
D
Flooding helped crops grow.
6) Define: Silt
A
A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.
B
A large arc of rich farmland.
C
A way of supplying water to an area.
D
More of something than what is needed.
7) Which one is NOT true about Sumerian Society versus our society today?
A
Students went to school to learn to read and write.
B
Students back then are the only ones that listened to music.
C
We have a president instead of a king.
D
A difference is they wrote in cuneiform on clay tablets and we use paper and pencil.
8) Define: epic
A
A long poem that tells the stories of a hero.
B
The science of building.
C
Consisted of a city and all the countryside around it.
D
Worship of may gods.
9) Which is not a Sumerian invention.
A
Number (#) system based on the number 60
B
The alphabet
C
sewers
D
The wheel
10) Define: Social Hierachy
A
located in the countryside
B
a way of supplying water to an area
C
a ruler of a kingdom or empire
D
a division of society by rank or class
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