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.

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

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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?

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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?

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Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?

Use the map to answer the next three questions.

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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 _______________________.

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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...

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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?

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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?

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

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Which invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?

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

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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 show about Mesopotamia?

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Mesopotamia Test 23-24 (TCI L4-5)

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

Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

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

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

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

Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?

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

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

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

A society has a stable food supply if...

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

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

Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?

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

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

Which invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?

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

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

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

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

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

Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

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

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

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

Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?

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

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

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

A society has a stable food supply if...

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

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

Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?

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

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

Which invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?

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

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

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

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