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Topic 2 Lesson 2
Test Description: First Empires
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is POLYTHEISM?
A
Using too much plastic.
B
The belief in one true god.
C
The belief that you have to sacrifice animals to please your city's god.
D
The belief in more than one god.
2) The fertile land between and around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers form what archaeologists call __________________.
A
Mesopotamia
B
Microzoology
C
Middle Earth
D
Mesoamerica
3) People have laws to ______________.
A
make kings rich.
B
have a closer relationship with their gods.
C
set rules and guidelines to help people settle disputes and to keep people in order and well-behaved for the good of the peop
D
make middle school kids upset because they can't do what they want to do anymore.
4) One of the oldest set of laws, it governed life in the Babylonian Empire.
A
My mommy's rules.
B
the Ten Commandments.
C
The US Constitution.
D
Hammurabi's Code
5) An idea or way of doing things that is common in a certain culture is called _______________.
A
an ally.
B
a code of laws.
C
a cultural trait.
D
tendency.
6) What is an ally?
A
A girl's name.
B
An ally is a small street between houses.
C
An ally is an independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal.
7) An empire is _____________
A
a state containing several countries or territories.
B
a tall building in New York City.
C
another word for a city-state.
D
a name of a popular TV show.
8) The rule of law, established under Hammurabi, was the idea that
A
the meaning of the law may differ in different parts of the empire.
B
different laws apply to people of different social ranking.
C
all members of society, even the rich and powerful, must obey the law.
D
there is no difference between civil law and criminal law
9) The largest group of people in the Babylonian Empire included
A
farmers, artisans, and slaves.
B
government officials and slaves.
C
priests and nobles.
D
builders, slaves, and soldiers.
10) The main purpose of Hammurabi’s Code was to
A
encourage the growth of trade.
B
punish his political rivals.
C
make sure everyone in his empire knew the law.
D
conquer and rule a new empire.
11) Sargon created the world’s first empire by
A
conquering Mesopotamian city-states.
B
uniting Akkadian and Babylonian lands.
C
destroying the city-state of Ur.
D
defeating Hammurabi in battle.
12) A state containing several countries or territories is called
A
a region.
B
a city-state.
C
an empire.
D
an ally.
13) Which of the following correctly describe the Epic of Gilgamesh?
A
It was the important legal code written by Sumerian king, Gilgamesh.
B
It was written in cuneiform.
C
It was written by Sumerian priests.
14) What did Sumerian sculptors create that was different from earlier sculptures?
A
hanging gardens
B
Assyrian-style statues
C
realistic statues of humans
D
iron pieces
15) What led to the conquest of Sumer?
A
the wealth of city-states
B
the fighting among city-states
C
the unification of city-states
D
the peace among city-states
16) Sumer is important in world history because it was
A
the world's largest empire.
B
where human beings evolved.
C
where the first fishing villages developed.
D
the world's first civilization.
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