Mesopotamia And The Fertile Crescent Quiz

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Mesopotamia and Fertile Crescent

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1.

Which two land features gave Mesopotamia it's name?
- A.
  
  The Fertile Crescent and the Mediterranean Sea
- B.
  
  The Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
- C.
  
  The northern plateau and the southern plateau
- D.
  
  The Tigris River and the Euphrates River
2.

What did Sargon's empire have in common with other Mesopotamian city-states?
- A.
  
  It extended over a greater territory than anyone had ever conquered before.
- B.
  
  It fought with surrounding city-states
- C.
  
  It covered an area from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.
- D.
  
  It had a professional army.
3.

Which is the best explanation for why Mesopotamian built canals??
- A.
  
  They needed a way to control the river's flow
- B.
  
  They needed a way to control flooding
- C.
  
  They needed a way to control low water levels
- D.
  
  They needed a way to control the surplus.
4.

Who served as the link between the Sumerians and the goods?
- A.
  
  Farmers
- B.
  
  Priests
- C.
  
  War chiefs
- D.
  
  Political leaders
5.

Which is an inference about why city-states fought each other for farmland?
- A.
  
  Each city-state owned crops that had been destroyed by natural causes.
- B.
  
  Each city-state wanted to build walls around its farms.
- C.
  
  Each city-state had only one kill, which was farming.
- D.
  
  Each city-state wanted to have enough farmland to grow food.
6.

Which of the following best describes cuneiform?
- A.
  
  A form of writing using picture symboles
- B.
  
  A form of writing using wedge-shaped symbols
- C.
  
  A form of writing using complex ideas such as joy
- D.
  
  A form of writing using proverbs and songs
7.

What was most likely the reason that ziggurats were tall?
- A.
  
  To honor the gods
- B.
  
  So they could easily be found
- C.
  
  So architects could display their work
- D.
  
  To mark the center of the city
8.

The resource for which Phoenicia was well known was
- A.
  
  Iron ore
- B.
  
  Cedar wood
- C.
  
  Fertile sol
- D.
  
  Gold and silver
9.

What technology did the Hittites and Assyrians use in battle?
- A.
  
  Fire and chariots
- B.
  
  Bows and arrows
- C.
  
  Iron weapons and chariots
- D.
  
  Battleships and iron weapons
10.

Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar both
- A.
  
  Built beautiful places
- B.
  
  Used chariots in battle
- C.
  
  Captured Phoenicia
- D.
  
  Built up Babylon
11.

What was the relationship between trade and the spread of the Phoenician alphabet.
- A.
  
  Phoenicians traded knowledge of their alphabet for goods and services they needed.
- B.
  
  Trade increased in places where the Phoenician alphabet was not used.
- C.
  
  The Phoenician alphabet spread along their trade routes.
- D.
  
  Phoenicians would only trade with people who could write in Phoenician.
12.

Hunter-gatherer groups first settled in Mesopotamia more than 20,000 years ago.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

The amount of land controlled by each city-state depended on its population.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

Sumerian women could be important religious leaders
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
15.

Sumerians developed a math system based on the number 100
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
16.

Babylon was located near present day Baghdad, Iraq.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

The army of _________________ defeated all the city-states of Sumer and conquered northern Mesopotamia (Sargon I/ Kish)
18.

A King known as _______________________ became a legendary figure in Sumerian Literature. (Ur-Zababa/Gilgamesh)
19.

Sumerian city centers were dominated by __________________ (palaces/ Temples)
20.

Sumerians used sharp ________________ to make symbols on clay tablets. (reed/ knives)
21.

The city-state of ________________ rose to power after the death of Sargon I. (Babylon/ Ur)
22.

What factor may have limited the growth of Sargon's empire?
- A.
  
  The Akkadian army stopped the empire from expanding to the south
- B.
  
  The Euphrates River often flooded, making farming difficult
- C.
  
  The Syrian Desert did not have enough good farmland
- D.
  
  Ninevah did not have enough water to support its population