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Ancient Mesopotamia
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Which group came to power after the Sumerians?
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Later Peoples - 400 pts
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Who developed the first Code of Laws?
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B Gilgamesh
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Later Peoples - 600 pts
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What new technologies did the Hittites use in battle?
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A Iron and chariots
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What group established the world's first library at Nineveh?
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Later Peoples - 1000 pts
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Who had the Hanging Gardens of Babylon built?
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Later Peoples - 1200 pts
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What were the Phoenicians experts in?
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Later Peoples - 2000 pts
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Who was the first leader to establish an Empire and
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Geography - 200 pts
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Identify the city of Babylon
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Geography - 600 pts
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Which of the following is Mesopotamia?
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Geography - 800 pts
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Name the two rivers in Mesopotamia
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A Tigris and Eutrophic
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B Tigris and Nile
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C Tigris and Euphrates
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Geography - 1000 pts
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Why did crops grow well in Mesopotamia?
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Farmland was fertile and water was nearby
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Geography - 1200 pts
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What is the difference between canals and rivers?
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Canals are used for trade routes and rivers are used for irrigation
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Canals mark borders of a civilization, rivers divide regions of civilization
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Canals are made by people, rivers are natural
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People settle along canals, people do not settle along rivers
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Canals are made by people, rivers are natural
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Geography - 2000 pts
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A large area of fertile farmland that extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the
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A Fertile Crescent
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B Sumer
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C Agriculture
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D Fertile Delta
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Fertile Crescent
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Misc - 200 pts
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What number was the Sumerian mathematical system based on?
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B 60
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C 30
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D 1
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Misc - 400 pts
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Why were scribes powerful in Sumer?
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A Scribes invented the wheel
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B Scribes talked with the gods
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C Scribes could read and write; very few others G
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Scribes could read and write; very few others could
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Misc - 600 pts
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Who was the king that became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature?
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A Enkidu
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B Sargon the Great
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C Gilgamesh
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D Hammurabi
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Gilgamesh
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Misc - 800 pts
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Hunter-gatherers settled in Mesopotamia
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A 20,000 years ago
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B 10,000 years ago
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C 5,000 years ago
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D 1,000 years ago
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10,000 years ago
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Why did city-states build walls?
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A For defense and protection
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B To collect water for irrigation purposes
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C To keep people from moving to another citystate
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For defense and protection
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Misc - 1200 pts
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What is cuneiform?
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A A system of pictographs
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B A form of writing using proverbs and songs
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C A form of writing using complex ideas
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The world's first writing system; invented by Sumerians
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Misc - 2000 pts
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How did the Sumerian civilization develop?
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A Division of Labor, Surplus, Agriculture
B Agriculture, Government, Surplus, Division of F
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C Agriculture, Surplus, Division of Labor, Trade,
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Agriculture, Surplus, Division of Labor, Trade, Government
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Sumerians - 200 pts
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Name the world's first city
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B Ur
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Sumerians - 400 pts
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Who served as a role between Sumerians and the gods?
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C War Chiefs
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D Priests
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Priests
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Sumerians - 600 pts
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In Sumer, men:
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A Took care of the home and children
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B Spent all their time hunting for food
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C Were educated and held all political power
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D Were all made to serve in the army
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Were educated and held all political power
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Sumerians - 800 pts
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In Sumer, women:
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B Spent all their time gathering food
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C Were educated and held all political power
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D Were all made to serve in the army
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Took care of the home and children
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Sumerians - 1000 pts
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Why was writing invented?
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A To tell stories about heroes and great kings
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B To develop a calendar
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C To explain about events from the past
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D To keep track of business records and
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To keep track of business records and trading
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Sumerians - 1200 pts
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What was the importance of cylinder-seals?
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A To make jewelry
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C To decorate temples
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D To tell stories
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To show ownership or property
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Sumerians - 2000 pts
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Describe the class system of Sumer
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A Kings in the upper class and priests in the
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B The priests ruled over Mesopotamia
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C Slaves did much of the work, so they were at G
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D Kings at the top, craftsmen in the middle, farmers at
the Kings
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at the top, craftsmen in the middle, farmers at the bottom
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Vocabulary - 200 pts
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The Land Between the Rivers
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A Sumer
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B Mesopotamia
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C City-State
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D Babylonia
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Mesopotamia
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Vocabulary - 400 pts
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The science of building
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C Monarch
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D Epic
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Architecture
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Vocabulary - 600 pts
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A long poem that tells the story of a hero
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A Epic
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B Gilgamesh
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C Ziggurat
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D Polytheism
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Epic
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Vocabulary - 800 pts
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Land with different territories and people under one ruler
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A City-State
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B Monarch
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C Kingdom
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D Empire
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Empire
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A mixture of soil and tiny rocks; great for farming
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A Silt
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B Earth
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C Dirt
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D Compost
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Silt
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Vocabulary - 1200 pts
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Division of sciety by rank or class
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A Government
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B Division of Labor
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C Cultural Diffusion
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D Social Heirarchy
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Social Hierarchy
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