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Chapter 4 Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The formation of social classes was an important step in the development of civilizations. | True |
| The flooded rivers of Mesopotamia carried small particles of rich soil is called? | Silt |
| An artisan specialized in making goods. | True |
| In Mesopotamia, a city-state relied on crops from other regions. | False |
| In Sumerian city-states, people worshipped their gods in a temple called a? | Ziggurat |
| A Sumerian farmer was a member of the lower class. | False |
| Women had few civil rights in Sumerian society. | True |
| What did Sumerians use to write cuneiform? | Reeds |
| Epic of Gilgamesh is the world's oldest known story. | True |
| Sumerians invented the wheel. | True |
| Around 2340 B.C., ______ created the world's first empire. | Sargon |
| Hammurabi's law code influenced later law codes, including those of Greece and Rome. | True |
| Assyrian kings divided their empire into political districts called? | Provinces |
| One of the key factors in the success of the Assyrian army was their use of ______ weapons. | Iron |
| The Babylonian influenced the Assyrian | True |
| A group called the Amorites conquered the Assyrians. | False |
| What was the capital of the Assyrian Empire? | Nineveh |
| Who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? | Nebuchadnezzar |
| Babylonian artisans sold goods to passing caravans. | True |
| In 539 B.C., the Egyptians conquered Babylon | False |
| What is Province | A political district |
| What is Astronomer | One who studies the stars and planets |
| What is Nineveh | The Assyrian Empire’s Capital city |
| What is Nebuchadnezzar | Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon |
| What is Caravan | A group of traveling merchants |
| What is Hanging Gardens of Babylon | One of the seven wonders of the ancient world |
| Who did the Chaldean’s defeat in 612 B.C? | The Assyrians |
| What are The Persians | The mountain people that captured Babylon in 539 B.C |
| The Fertile Crescent includes parts of the modern countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Isreal and Jordan | True |
| Sumerian city-states went to war with one another to increase trade | False |
| Many Sumerians were skilled metalworkers because of their abundance of metal in Sumer | False |
| Sargon conquered all of the peoples of Mesopotamia, creating the world's first empire that lasted more than 200 years | True |
| The Assyrian army numbered around 50,000 soldiers, including infantry, cavalry, and charioteers | True |
| Which group rebelled against the Assyrians? | Chaldeans |
| The first Sumerian kings were probably | war heroes |
| Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life? | Hammurabi - 282 laws "an eye of an eye" |
| Who made up the Sumerian middle class | Artisans, merchants, farmers and fishers |
| During the summer in Mesopotamia | Water was SCARCE |
| Scribe | A person who writes/keeps written records in Mesopotamia (cuneiform) |
| Assyrians | First large army to use iron weapons |
| Nineveh | Site of one of the world's first libraries |
| Gilgamesh | Hero of an epic who travels the world performing great deeds |
| Ziggurat | A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top |
| Astronomers | People who study heavenly bodies |
| Hammurabi | 282 laws "an eye of an eye" |
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