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Ancient Mesopotamia
Test Description: Ancient Mesopotamia
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1) The hero of an epic who travels the world performing great deeds with his friend Enkidu
A
Nineveh
B
Assyrians
C
Gilgamesh
D
Astronomer
2) The site of one of the world's first libraries
A
Astronomers
B
Nineveh
C
Assyrians
D
Ziggurat
3) The first large army to use iron weapons
A
Gilgamesh
B
Assyrians
C
Nineveh
D
Ziggurat
4) The people who study the heavenly bodies
A
Nineveh
B
Astronomers
C
Ziggurat
D
Assyrians
5) A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple on top
A
Nineveh
B
Assyrians
C
Ziggurat
D
Astronomers
6) Means the land between two rivers
A
Cuneiform
B
Mesopotamia
C
Irrigation
D
Civilization
7) Complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing
A
Civilization
B
City-State
C
Irrigation
D
Cuneiform
8) A method to bring water to crops
A
Civilization
B
City-State
C
Cuneiform
D
Irrigation
9) Area that is independent, meaning it has its own government, army and king. It is also not part of any larger territory
A
Cuneiform
B
Civilization
C
City-State
D
Mesopotamia
10) A form of writing developed by the people of Sumer
A
Cuneiform
B
Civilization
C
Irrigation
D
Mesopotamia
11) The system developed by the Sumerians was based on
A
the geometry of the wheel
B
the number 60
C
the cycles of the moon
D
the Roman calendar
12) Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled
A
priests
B
merchants
C
artisans
D
slaves
13) Which group of people captured Babylon in 612 B.C.?
A
the Hittites
B
the Persians
C
the Chaldeans
D
the Assyrians
14) The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
A
artisans
B
scribes
C
merchants
D
head of household
15) Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?
A
near a sea
B
in river valleys
C
in the mountains
D
in the desert
16) Mesopotamian artisans, merchants, and fishers made up this social group.
A
nobles
B
craftworkers
C
farmers
D
business
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