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Match each word with its correct definition or description.
a. province
b. astronomer
c. Nineveh
d. Nebuchadnezzar
1. the Assyrian Empire’s capital city
2. Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon
Match each word with its correct definition or description.
a. ziggurat
b. astronomers
c. Gilgamesh
d. Nineveh
3. hero of an epic who travels the world performing great deeds
4. site of one of the world’s first libraries
5. a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
Match each word with its correct definition or description.
a. Mesopotamia
b. cuneiform
c. city-state
d. irrigation
6. a method that brings water to crops
7. a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
8. Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?
a. in the mountains
b. near the sea
c. in river valleys
d. in the desert
9. The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
a. artisans
b. scribes
c. heads of households
d. merchants
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10. The first Sumerian kings were probably
a. artisans.
b. farmers.
c. scribes.
d. war heroes.
11.
The code states that the punishment for allowing one’s dam to flood everyone’s fields is
a. to be sold into slavery.
b. to pay a fine to replace ruined crops.
c. to rebuild the dam.
d. to receive 60 lashes in the public square.
12.
According to this passage, what is located at the highest point in the town?
a. a bakery
b. the town gates
c. a residential area
d. the ziggurat
13. Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.
a. business class
b. lower class
c. middle class
d. upper class
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14. What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?
a. how to use bows and arrows and other more advanced weapons such as catapults and battering rams
b. how to fight while riding horses
c. how to make use stronger metals for weaponry, such as iron
d. how to make chariots
15. Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled
a. artisans.
b. merchants.
c. slaves.
d. priests.
16. In 612 B.C. the Chaldeans defeated whom?
a. Akkad
b. Assyria
c. Hammurabi
d.
Nebuchadnezzar
17. Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?
a. Babylonians
b. Chaldeans
c. Sumerians
d. Hittites
18. A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a. scribe.
b. cradle.
c. Gilgamesh.
d. ziggurat.
19. Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
a. Hanging Gardens
b. king’s palace
c. wall around the city
d. irrigation system
20. Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a. Gilgamesh
b. Hammurabi
c. Nebuchadnezzar
d. Nineveh
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