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How did calendars contribute to growth in cities and agriculture in ancient Mesopotamia?
a) They notified more people of important feast days, which brought visitors and increased wealth to the cities.
b) hey helped farmers plan their crops to avoid floods, which allowed them to grow more food and to feed more people in the citi
c) They caused people who believed that the astronomers who created calendars could predict the future to move closer to the cit
d) They helped leaders to predict when neighboring armies would attack, and defend the cities, allowing them to grow
Why did ancient civilizations develop in Mesopotamia along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
a) The rivers provided a source of fresh water and farmland.
b) The rivers aided in the exploration of new territories.
c) The river valleys provided areas for recreation
d) The rivers provided power for all types of industries.
Which of the following facts serves as evidence that the Mesopotamians were polytheists?
a) The city of Ur had temples dedicated to worshipping the goddess Ishtar and the god Enki.
b) Mesopotamian government was centered on the city‐state.
c) Goods made in India and Egypt were brought to Mesopotamia by traders.
d) The Sumerian story of the Great Flood is similar to the Bible story about Noah’s Ark.
How did the metal plow help to increase Mesopotamian trade with other civilizations?
a) Farmers could plant faster, helping them plant larger areas and grow extra grain for traders to sell.
b) Many farmers who had learned metalworking to make plows also made other metal goods for traders to sell.
c) Farmers could plant faster, so they had more free time to go to markets and buy from traders.
d) Farmers who bought plows from traders found their new tools so helpful that they later bought many other goods from trade
What did a stable food supply and food surpluses allow Neolithic farming people to do?
a) Build permanent homes
b) Migrate to different areas
c) Use fire
d) Do cave paintings
What can you determine about social class in Mesopotamia from Hammurabi's Code?
a) People of lower social class had harsher punishments.
b) All people were given equal punishments.
c) Slave's punishments were less harsh than others.
d) Social class did not determine punishment.
Cuneiform writing provided the basis for the development of what?
a) recorded history
b) Subsistence farming
c) oral traditions
d) painting and sculpture
Which is the best explanation for why Mesopotamians built canals?
a) They needed a way to control the river’s flow to prevent flooding and increase farming.
b) They needed a way to control water so people could wash their clothes.
c) They needed a way to control low water levels.
d) They needed a way to control the surplus.
Who was the ancient Babylonian king who created the earliest known code of laws which focused on harsh punishments to keep order in society?
a) Sargon
b) Hammurabi
c) Eannatum
d) Nebuchadnezzar
What was a result of the development of an alphabet in ancient times?
a) It was easier for people to read and write.
b) Trade routes opened up from Rome to the cities of China.
c) The Code of Hammurabi Code was declared useless for the average person.
d) No one ever used cuneiform again.
How did Sumer’s geography lead to the creation of city-states?
a) Problems and solutions resulted in cooperation between villages
b) Problems and solutions resulted in division between social groups
c) Problems and solutions resulted in the specialization of the workers
d) Problems and solutions resulted in the formation of empires
How does having a stable food supply impact a settlement?
a) There is a greater need for domestication
b) There is a greater chance of conflict
c) There are more opportunities for advancements
d) There are more opportunities for migrating
Why was Sumer a civilization?
a) It had a written language, government and social structure.
b) It was established between two rivers and had fertile soil.
c) It used tools made from stone and no longer farmed.
d) It had one leader who ruled the entire territory.
Why were the Akkadians able to form an empire?
a) The city-states united together
b) They had a written language.
c) They had an irrigation system.
d) The city-states were not united.
. Which of the following innovation enabled Sumer to thrive?
a) Plow and irrigation system
b) Chariot and wheel
c) Cuneiform and steles
d) Ziggurats and scribes
How did its size impact the Akkadian empire?
a) It fell apart.
b) It became wealthy.
c) It had lots of trade.
d) It had many resources.
How did religion impact life in Mesopotamia?
a) Determined leadership
b) Limited resources
c) Resulted in conflict
d) Set restrictions on rights
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