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Chapter 3 - Mesopotamia Quiz

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9 questions
Note from the author:
Follow up quiz to classwork.
Check Your Knowledge!
Complete the quiz questions below using your chapter 3 notes.
The first superhero of all time from the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh himself, BELIEVES in you!
"Look at me, now back to you, now back to me. I am fantastic and so are you!" says Gilgamesh.
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What is the name of the first civilization in Mesopotamia?

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Check off all of the geographic features that helped civilizations develop in the Fertile Crescent.

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Which of the following is cuneiform NOT used for in Sumerian society?

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Select below all the qualities of a city-state?

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King Sargon I of Akkadia was the leader of Akkadia for over 50 years and united the Sumerian city-states.

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Hammurabi's Code of 282 laws was fair to women and slaves.

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Separate the accomplishments of each Mesopotamian empires.

Babylonia
Assyria
Chaldeans
This empire build roads to encourage trade and make travel easier. It connected it's lands with those of India and Egypt.
Was the first civilization to write out its laws and publish them in public for all to see.
Had skilled warriors who conquered lands from Egypt to Persia.
With a capital in Nineveh, this empire kept their conquered lands connected through horse riding messengers.
This empire's scribes were masters of mathematics and astronomy, being the first people to identify and write down records of the five planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
They had scribes that were assigned to chart the planets and stars every night, making records for future generations.
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Most ancient governments were ruled by a king but we wouldn't call them a monarchy because priests had a lot of power as people believed gods ultimately ruled the land.
What would we call the ancient governments like Sumeria, Akkadia, and Babylon?

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Resequencing the evolution of writing.
Start from the beginning with 1. being the oldest type of writing.
5. Should be the newest type of writing or last event in the sequence.

  1. Cuneiform evolved from simple lines on clay into complex wedge shaped symbols, still written on clay.
  2. Paleolithic peoples drew cave paintings using very simple tools and basic colors of real world things they saw.
  3. The ancient Mesopotamians began to record their food stocks using simple lines on clay.
  4. Neolithic peoples began to assign meanings to symbols.
  5. The Phoenicians create the world's first alphabet with letters, this style of writing became popular and replaced cuneiform.