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Scribes were responsible for what job?
a) protection of people during a war
b) writing
c) planting crops
d) enforcing laws
A civilization is
a) people living, working and functioning as one unit
b) a group of people who live in the same house
c) a group of people always treat others with kindness
d) a group of people who have the same beliefs
The way people express what they think is beautiful and/or meaningful is
a) public works
b) Social Structure
c) Religion
d) Art
Most early civilizations were polytheistic. What does this mean?
a) they believed in one god
b) They believed in many gods
c) they did not belive in any gods
d) their beliefs were unknown
The characteristic of a civilization that provides order and protection of citizens
a) Government
b) Religion
c) Social Structure
d) Army
Which feature best describes where human civilizations started and flourished (expanded)?
a) Mountains
b) Plains
c) River Valleys
d) Deserts
Public Works are
a) features created for the use of all citizens
b) jobs
c) works of art that are on display for the public to visit
d) museums
Which group probably lived closest to the outside edges of the walled city?
a) priests and scribes
b) slaves
c) farmers and fishermen
d) craftspeople and merchants
The code of Hammurabi was important to Mesopotamian society because it
a) listed the laws and the corresponding punshiment
b) explained how government officials were chosen
c) established a single currency for use across the empire
d) described how to perform formal religious ceremonies
Which statement shows how Sumerian religion and government were connected?
a) Sumerians believed the King was chosen by the gods
b) Sumerians belived that merchants sold foods for the King
c) Sumerians recorded their prayers on clay tablets.
d) Sumerians recorded the movement of the planets
The sundial is associated with which Mesopotamian Empire?
a) Neo-Babylonian
b) Akkadian
c) Assyrian
d) Babylonian
The Akkadian Empire was the first to
a) use military formations
b) use iron weapons
c) use the Code of Hammurabi
d) use seige warfare
The Babylonian Empires is best known for
a) the Code of Hammurabi
b) siege warfare
c) the Hanging Gardens
d) the Stele
The Assyrian Empire was the first to
a) use siege warfare
b) create the sundial
c) build roads
d) use military formations
The Code of Hammurabi was
a) a set of rules and punishments that applied to all citizens
b) a set of rules that applied only to slaves
c) a set of rules and punishments that only applied to Kings
d) the rules and punishments for priests and scribes
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