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