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A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a) scribe
b) cradle
c) Gilgamesh
d) ziggurat

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?
a) in the mountains
b) near the sea
c) in river valleys
d) in the desert

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

The Chaldean Empire is also sometimes called the
a) Akkadian Empire
b) Assyrian Empire
c) Mesopotamian Empire
d) New Babylonian Empire

Assyria was made up of the land between the Persian Gulf and the
a) Caspian Sea
b) Euphrates River
c) Nile River
d) Red Sea

One factor that contributed to the success of the Assyrian army was its ____ weapons.
a) bronze
b) gold
c) iron
d) steel

These people built a great army to protect their lands from invasion.
a) Assyrians
b) Babylonians
c) Chaldeans
d) Egyptians

To support Babylon's building projects and military, Nebuchadnezzar
a) stole from neighboring city-states.
b) started wars throughout the region.
c) collected very high taxes from his people.
d) required traveling merchants to pay tribute to Babylon.

The capital of the Chaldean empire was at
a) Assyria
b) Babylon
c) Jericho
d) Nineveh

Which was an ancient writing system that involved cutting wedge-shaped marks into clay?
a) cuneiform
b) Cyrillic
c) hieroglyphics
d) Sargon

Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.
a) business class
b) lower class
c) middle class
d) upper class

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a) Gilgamesh
b) Hammurabi
c) Nebuchadnezzar
d) Nineveh

The first Sumerian kings were probably
a) artisans
b) farmers
c) scribes
d) war heroes

Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?
a) Babylonians
b) Chaldeans
c) Sumerians
d) Hittites

Sargon conquered all of the peoples of Mesopotamia, creating the world's first empire that lasted more than 200 years.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The Assyrian army numbered around 50,000 soldiers, including infantry, cavalry, and charioteers.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Many Sumerians were skilled metalworkers because of the abundance of metal in Sumer.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Sumerian city-states went to war with one another to increase trade.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The Fertile Crescent includes parts of the modern countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled
a) artisans
b) merchants
c) slaves
d) priests

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