Mesopotamia Test 23-24 (TCI L4-5)

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DIRECTIONS:  Choose the best answer to each question.  You may look back at your notes to help you.

The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was...

between two rivers.

in mountain foothills.

near a region of many conflicts.

at the site of the earliest cities.

Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

Each of them kept written records.

They were all part of one great empire.

They all depended on each other for water.

Each of them had its own ruler and farmland.

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One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer was...

fertile soil.

steep hillsides.

lack of rainfall and floods.

growth of weeds.

If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?

to load barges

to irrigate crops

to prevent floods

to control workers

Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?

It dried up the rivers.

It crumbled the city walls.

It ruined the soil for planting.

It clogged the irrigation canals.

Use the map to answer the next three questions.

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A society has a stable food supply if...

it gives food to the king.

it has enough food for its people.

it has to buy food from other groups.

it gets food by hunting and fishing.

Which one of these inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?

the arch

the plow

the sundial

the chariot

Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?

He was supported by the gods.

He cared most about the poor.

He consulted with wise advisers.

He wanted everyone to be happy.

Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?

to entertain the rulers

to write down the laws

to collect people's taxes

to teach the royal children

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Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?

wheels

swords

sledges

horseshoes

Which invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?

glass

paints

arches

concrete

What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?

ziggurats

city walls

stone statues

written records

Records of the goods people exchanged were made on...

metal coins.

clay tablets.

animal hides.

flattened reeds.

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What was the name of the written language used by the Sumerians?

Hieroglyphics

Picturegraph

Cuneiform

Scribe

The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was...

between two rivers.

in mountain foothills.

near a region of many conflicts.

at the site of the earliest cities.

Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

Each of them kept written records.

They were all part of one great empire.

They all depended on each other for water.

Each of them had its own ruler and farmland.

What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?

building terraces

moving south to the plains

constructing reservoirs

joining villages togethe

One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer was...

fertile soil.

steep hillsides.

lack of rainfall and floods.

growth of weeds.

If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?

to load barges

to irrigate crops

to prevent floods

to control workers

Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?

It dried up the rivers.

It crumbled the city walls.

It ruined the soil for planting.

It clogged the irrigation canals.

Which of the following is a Mesopotamian city-state shown on the map?

Kish

Jericho

Catal Hoyuk

Tustin

Rivers flow to larger bodies of water. The Tigris and lower Euphrates rivers generally flow _______________________.

south to the Persian Gulf

south to the Mediterranean

north to the Mediterranean

What major physical feature lies between the waters of the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf?

Taurus Mountains

Mediterranean Sea

Arabian Peninsula

Zagros Mountains

A society has a stable food supply if...

it gives food to the king.

it has enough food for its people.

it has to buy food from other groups.

it gets food by hunting and fishing.

Which one of these inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?

the arch

the plow

the sundial

the chariot

Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?

He was supported by the gods.

He cared most about the poor.

He consulted with wise advisers.

He wanted everyone to be happy.

Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?

to entertain the rulers

to write down the laws

to collect people's taxes

to teach the royal children

The building in the picture was most closely related to which of these features of Sumerian civilization?

food

writing

religion

government

Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?

wheels

swords

sledges

horseshoes

Which invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?

glass

paints

arches

concrete

What evidence found by archaeologists shows that Sumerians were not prehistoric?

ziggurats

city walls

stone statues

written records

Records of the goods people exchanged were made on...

metal coins.

clay tablets.

animal hides.

flattened reeds.

We learned about seven different characteristics of a civilization. Which of the following characteristics does this artifact show about Mesopotamia?

culture/art

stable food supply

written language

What was the name of the written language used by the Sumerians?

Hieroglyphics

Picturegraph

Cuneiform

Scribe

What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?

building terraces

moving south to the plains

constructing reservoirs

joining villages togethe

Which of the following is a Mesopotamian city-state shown on the map?

Kish

Jericho

Catal Hoyuk

Tustin

Rivers flow to larger bodies of water.  The Tigris and lower Euphrates rivers generally flow _______________________.

south to the Persian Gulf

south to the Mediterranean

north to the Mediterranean

What major physical feature lies between the waters of the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf?

Taurus Mountains

Mediterranean Sea

Arabian Peninsula

Zagros Mountains

The building in the picture was most closely related to which of these features of Sumerian civilization?

food

writing

religion

government

We learned about seven different characteristics of a civilization.  Which of the following characteristics does this artifact  show about Mesopotamia?

culture/art

stable food supply

written language