Mesopotamia Test 2022-23 (TCI L4-6)
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Last updated about 3 years ago
30 questions
Note from the author:
Based on 6th grade TCI Lessons 4-6 (The Rise of Sumerian City-States, Ancient Sumer, and Exploring Four Empires of Mesopotamia)
DIRECTIONS: Choose the best answer to each question. You may look back at your notes to help you.
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The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was...
The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was...
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Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
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What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?
What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?
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One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer was...
One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer was...
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If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?
If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?
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Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?
Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?
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Which of the following is a Mesopotamian city-state shown on the map?
Which of the following is a Mesopotamian city-state shown on the map?
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Rivers flow to larger bodies of water. The Tigris and lower Euphrates rivers generally flow _______________________.
Rivers flow to larger bodies of water. The Tigris and lower Euphrates rivers generally flow _______________________.
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What major physical feature lies between the waters of the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf?
What major physical feature lies between the waters of the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf?
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A society has a stable food supply if...
A society has a stable food supply if...
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Which one of these inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?
Which one of these inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?
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Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
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Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
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The building in the picture was most closely related to which of these features of Sumerian civilization?
The building in the picture was most closely related to which of these features of Sumerian civilization?
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Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?
Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?
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Which invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?
Which invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?
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What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?
What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?
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Records of the goods people exchanged were made on...
Records of the goods people exchanged were made on...
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We learned about seven different characteristics of a civilization. Which of the following characteristics does this artifact least show about Mesopotamia?
We learned about seven different characteristics of a civilization. Which of the following characteristics does this artifact least show about Mesopotamia?
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What was a problem caused by Sumerian city-states’ independence from one another?
What was a problem caused by Sumerian city-states’ independence from one another?
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The Sumerians were a civilization but not an empire. What feature did the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires have that the Sumerians lacked?
The Sumerians were a civilization but not an empire. What feature did the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires have that the Sumerians lacked?
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Which of these leaders of empires came first?
Which of these leaders of empires came first?
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The Akkadians used steles to...
The Akkadians used steles to...
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Which of these did the Akkadians use to gain power over Sumer?
Which of these did the Akkadians use to gain power over Sumer?
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For what is Hammurabi best remembered?
For what is Hammurabi best remembered?
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How was the legal system of Babylon more advanced than that of other societies at that time?
How was the legal system of Babylon more advanced than that of other societies at that time?
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The Assyrians use the things on this list mainly to...
The Assyrians use the things on this list mainly to...
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Who conquered the land of the Israelites and took many Israelites to Babylon as captives?
Who conquered the land of the Israelites and took many Israelites to Babylon as captives?
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Why did Nebuchadnezzar build two walls, some towers, and a moat around his capital?
Why did Nebuchadnezzar build two walls, some towers, and a moat around his capital?
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A problem that all four Mesopotamian empires had was difficulty in...
A problem that all four Mesopotamian empires had was difficulty in...