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Review chapter 4
Please circle the correct answer:
1. A self-governing city and its surrounding land is called?
a) an open city b) a government c) a city-state
d) a region
2. The Mesopotamians tamed the Tigris and Euphrates rivers by?
a) constructing bridges b) laying pipes and sprinklers c) digging artificial lakes
d) building canals and streams
3. Before they conquered Mesopotamia, the Babylonians were?
a) farmers
b) nomads
c) sailors
d) slaves
4. The code of Hammurabi stated that anyone who injured another person should?
a) apologize to the town b) receive the same injury in return
c) give up all property rights
d) pray for forgiveness
5. The trade of one product for another without using money is called?
a) barter
b) business
c) accounting
d) specialization
6. In the Greek language the name Mesopotamia means?
a) land of unpredictable rivers b) land where the rivers meet
c) land that reaches to the Persian Gulf d) land between two rivers
7. Temples built by the Sumerians to honor their gods were called?
a) towers b) pyramids c) ziggurats d) cuneiform
8. A major problem faced by the people of the Fertile Crescent was?
a) attacks from neighboring people b) supplying water to farmland
c) a cold climate
d) a lack of water
9) At the heart of life in Mesopotamia was?
a) religion
b) warfare c) trade
d) fishing
10. Into what body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates river flow?
a) Persian Gulf
b) Mediterranean Sea c) Atlantic Ocean d) Nile River