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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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