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Mesopotamia Test Review
Test Description: Review for Mesopotamia Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Fertile Crescent includes parts of the modern countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan.
A
False
B
True
2) Sumerian city-states went to war with one another to increase trade.
A
True
B
False
3) Many Sumerians were skilled metalworkers because of the abundance of metal in Sumer.
A
True
B
False
4) Sargon conquered all of the peoples of Mesopotamia, creating the world's first empire that lasted more than 200 years.
A
False
B
True
5) The Assyrian army numbered around 50,000 soldiers, including infantry, cavalry, and charioteers.
A
False
B
True
6) Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?
A
Sumerians
B
Chaldeans
C
Babylonians
D
Hittites
7) The first Sumerian kings were probably
A
artisans
B
farmers
C
war heroes
D
scribes
8) Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
A
Hammurabi
B
Nineveh
C
Nebuchadnezzar
D
Gilgamesh
9) Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.
A
business class
B
lower class
C
middle class
D
upper class
10) Which was an ancient writing system that involved cutting wedge-shaped marks into clay?
A
Cyrillic
B
Sargon
C
cuneiform
D
hieroglyphics
11) The capital of the Chaldean empire was at
A
Jericho
B
Babylon
C
Nineveh
D
Assyria
12) To support Babylon's building projects and military, Nebuchadnezzar
A
collected very high taxes from his people.
B
required traveling merchants to pay tribute to Babylon.
C
stole from neighboring city-states.
D
started wars throughout the region.
13) These people built a great army to protect their lands from invasion.
A
Chaldeans
B
Assyrians
C
Babylonians
D
Egyptians
14) One factor that contributed to the success of the Assyrian army was its ____ weapons.
A
iron
B
bronze
C
gold
D
steel
15) Assyria was made up of the land between the Persian Gulf and the
A
Caspian Sea
B
Nile River
C
Euphrates River
D
Red Sea
16) The Chaldean Empire is also sometimes called the
A
Akkadian Empire
B
Mesopotamian Empire
C
Assyrian Empire
D
New Babylonian Empire
17) Throughout history, which two factors have influenced where people settle?
A
drinking water and the ability to grow crops
B
building supplies and nearby trade ports
C
population density and business opportunity
D
animals for hunting and average temperature
18) Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?
A
near the sea
B
in river valleys
C
in the mountains
D
in the desert
19) A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
A
Gilgamesh
B
scribe
C
cradle
D
ziggurat
20) Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled
A
slaves
B
artisans
C
merchants
D
priests
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