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Mesopotamia Test
Test Description: Test 1
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The system of writing that used wedge shaped symbols
A
Cuneiform
B
Ziggurat
C
Lamassu
D
Babylonian
2) Soil deposited by flood waters in Mesopotamia
A
Gravel
B
Silt
C
Clay
D
None
3) Laws written in Babylon that used an eye for an eye idea
A
12 Tables
B
Hammurabi's Code
C
Babylonian Code
D
Cradle of Civilization
4) Rulers from the same family
A
Lamassu
B
Empire
C
Dynasty
D
Family Empire
5) City with its own government and ruler, which included the surrounding lands
A
City-State
B
Empire
C
Monarchy
D
Polytheism
6) Belief in more than one god.
A
None
B
Monotheism
C
Polytheism
D
Mecatheism
7) Who created the first known empire in Mesopotamia
A
Lamassu
B
Hammurabi
C
Tiamat
D
Sargon of Akkad
8) The Sumerian guardian god that was placed at city gates
A
Lamassu
B
Sargon
C
Tiamat
D
Enlil
9) Diverting water from a river to another area for crops
A
Empire
B
Fertile Crescent
C
Irrigation
D
Construction
10) A time keeping device based on the cycles of the moon
A
Sundial
B
Calendar
C
None
D
Watch
11) Another name given to Mesopotamia
A
City-State
B
Cradle of Civilization
C
Ziggurat
D
First Empire
12) Structure built as a location for worship in Mesopotamia
A
Church
B
Ziggurat
C
City-State
D
Lamassu
13) What natural resource allows Mesopotamia to be good for farming
A
Mountains in the north
B
Persian Gulf
C
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
D
Flat land
14) Who ruled Sumer in time of Peace
A
King
B
Priest
C
Wealthy nobles
D
Warrior
15) What is Mesopotamia?
A
land of rivers
B
land between the rivers
C
land south of the rivers
D
land of setting sun
16) Hammurabi's Code...
A
Gave mercy to criminals
B
Created law and order in Babylon
C
Treated people equally
D
Eliminated social groups
17) How did the Sumerian people water their crops?
A
Grew drought resistant plants
B
Traded for water
C
Created irrigation systems
D
Prayed for rain
18) What did the Sumerian people do to get the resources they needed
A
Grew Trees
B
Expanded their lands to Asia Minor
C
Traded with other City-States
D
Prayed to the gods
19) What did the Sumerian Cities do to defend against attack?
A
built fire pits / moats
B
prayed to the gods
C
built walls
D
formed alliances with others
20) Who was in the highest social group in Sumer
A
farmers and merchants
B
miners and sailors
C
women and children
D
kings and priests
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