Quiz - Module 3: Ancient Mesopotamia and Fertile Crescent
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Why was writing important for the development of civilizations? (At least two sentences)
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Why is Sumer considered the world's first civilization? Think back to our discussion and notes on what makes a civilization.
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What two innovations did the Hittites bring to Mesopotamia? How did these help Hittites and later civilizations expand their power? (At least two sentences)
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What geographic problem did early Sumerians encounter when growing food along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers? What solutions did they come up with? What impact did these solutions have on Mesopotamian societies?
What is a city-state?
A city that is part of a larger country with one king for all cities
A city that acts like its own small country with its own king
A group of cities ruled by one government
A city built only for farming and trade
Why were rivers important for early civilizations?
Access to fresh water
Opens up trade routes
Makes soil near river more fertile
All of the above
How did Mesopotamians interact with their environment?
(Select all that apply)
Migrated out of Africa
They created canals
They created irrigation systems
Hunted and gathered plants and animals
An empire is...
A city that acts as its own small country
An advanced society containing things like writing, cities, agriculture, etc
A civilization that has conquered and rules other civilizations
A type of religion worshiping many gods and goddesses
The Assyrians along with other Mesopotamian empires, were able to control a large amount of territory for a long period of time because...
They had a strong and well-organized army that used advanced weapons and tactics which they used to instill fear into people
They built large walls around their empire that kept invaders out permanently.
They relied on peaceful negotiations and never used force to expand their territory.
They allowed each conquered city to rule itself without interference.
Hammurabi was famous for...
Creating one of the world's oldest code of laws
Creating the Babylonian Empire by conquering southern Mesopotamia
Discovering and building the first ziggurat in Mesopotamia.