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Mesopotamia
Test Description: Review for the Mesopotamia Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What contributions of the Lydians still exists today?
A
Literature
B
Coins
C
Paintings.
D
Trading
2) What effect did the Phoenicians' trading have on the world?
A
More lands were conquered
B
Fewer people battled
C
More people lived in peace
D
Goods and ideas were spread
3) What was the purpose of Solomon's temple?
A
serve as an earth house for God
B
serve as Solomon's palace
C
house the Torah
D
be remembered in history
4) What kingdom did King David form by uniting the Hebrew tribes?
A
Canaan
B
Judah
C
Carthage
D
Israel
5) What did Abraham agree to practice when he made the covenant with God?
A
polytheism
B
multitheism
C
unitheism
D
monotheism
6) Which of the following describes Babylon under the rule of Nebuchadnezzar?
A
great and glorious
B
weak and overcome
C
wealthy and conquered
D
small and famous
7) What was the main difference between the Assyrians and Babylonians?
A
The Assyrians spoke Sumerian
B
The Babylonians has social classes
C
The Assyrians place a higher value on war and conquest
D
The Babylonians were great warriors
8) What was the overall purpose of the Code of Hammurabi?
A
protect the people
B
enforce punishment
C
teach good business practices
D
protect property
9) Who ruled the kingdom of Babylonia and created a code of laws to live by?
A
Nebuchadnezzar II
B
Babylon
C
Ashurbanipal
D
Hammurabi
10) How did the Sumerians advance their civilization?
A
They developed writing, religion, and technology
B
They became stronger
C
They developed the ability to farm
D
They became smarter
11) What advantage was there to cuneiform writing over picture writing?
A
Only royalty used it
B
It was prettier
C
It provided a permanent record
D
It was simpler
12) What technology was developed by the peoples of Mesopotamia?
A
farming
B
a system of writing
C
the steel plow blade
D
a class system
13) Which of the following was NOT part of the Sumerian civilization?
A
walls around their city-states
B
worship of a single God
C
mud-brick houses
D
ziggurats
14) How did the early people in Mesopotamia make farming successful?
A
They waited for the rainy season
B
The domesticated crops
C
They irrigated their crops
D
They migrated
15) Which of the following was a reason why people settled in southern Mesopotamia?
A
plenty of wild game
B
low rainfall
C
many trees
D
plenty of fresh water
16) Which of the following best describes the first Mesopotamians?
A
roamers
B
hunters
C
hunter gatherers
D
farmers
17) In which area did one of the first civilizations settle?
A
an island in the gulf
B
a desert area
C
farmland on a mountain
D
a land between two rivers
18) Why were the first governments formed?
A
People needed bullies to force them to do things they didn't want to do
B
They learned from the animal kingdom about how to hunt
C
Some people were stronger, faster, and smarter
D
The people needed organization for large building projects, taking care of the food supply, making laws, and forming armies
19) Why would a civilization develop near a river?
A
It is cooler near the river
B
Mosquitos were not around during this time
C
Trade, Transportation, Farming
D
Drinking Water, Bathing Water, Fishing Water
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