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