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Mesopotamia Test

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21 questions
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Question 1
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The major cities of ancient Mesopotamia were located…

Question 2
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How did the people of Mesopotamia control flooding?

Question 3
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Which statement describes cuneiform?

Question 4
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Why did the people of Mesopotamia develop calendars?

Question 5
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What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?

Question 6
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What is the importance of Sargon the Great?

Question 7
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How did a person become a slave in ancient Mesopotamia?

Question 8
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What evidence proves that Mesopotamians were polytheistic?

Question 9
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According to Mesopotamians, how were kings chosen?

Question 10
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Why was Mesopotamia a good location to settle for farming?

Use the Table below to answer questions #11-12.

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Question 17
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What is one invention from the Sumerians that helped create a change in transportation and farming?

Question 18
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Which legal principle states that the same set of rules should apply equally to all citizens?

Question 19
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Who was the ancient Babylonian king who created the earliest known code of laws?

Question 20
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How did metal plows help to increase Mesopotamian trade with other civilizations?

Question 21
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Can you identify one Sumerian invention that improved mathematics?

Question 11
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How are the four earliest civilizations alike?

Question 12
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What is the name of the oldest civilization?

Question 13
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Mesopotamia (Use Map)

Question 14
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Sumer (Map)

Question 15
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Ur and Eridu (Use Map)

Question 16
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Fertile Crescent (use the map)