Mesopotamian Civilization QuizOnline version Chapter Test by Durriya Nazli 1 The name Mesopotamia comes from the Greek language and means ___________________ Written answer 2 Sumerians put clay tokens into a football-shaped container called the ____________. Written answer 3 ___________________ is probably the world's first epic. Written answer 4 The religion of Sumer was a kind of ________________. Written answer 5 The _____________________ invented the alphabet in 900 B.C. Written answer 6 Sargon means ______________________. Written answer 7 Early Assyria reached its peak under the ruler _________________. Written answer 8 The period after ____________ is recognized as the age of the great new empires of Assyria and Babylonia. Written answer 9 The "Hanging Gardens" are regarded as one of the _______________________. Written answer 10 Babylonia was finally conquered by _______________________ from Persia. Written answer 11 Mention four disadvantages of the Mesopotamian plain. Written answer 12 Describe the conditions and events that led to the rise of kingship in Mesopotamia. Written answer 13 Why was Hammurabi's code an important advance? Written answer 14 Describe any 3 noteworthy Babylonian achievements. Written answer 15 A nation and the city states and nations it has conquered, under one rule a kingdom b empire c code d city-state 16 Nebuchadnezzar was the greatest king of the new empire of a Babylonia b Assyria c Sumeria d Akkad 17 Under _____________________'s rule, the New Assyrian Empire extended from the Persian Gulf to Egypt To Turkey. a Hammurabi b Sargon c Tiglath-Pileser d Nabonidus 18 A broad area of high, flat land a plain b mountain c river d plateau 19 Mesopotamia was located between the rivers a Nile and Euphrates b Euphrates and Amazon c Nile and Tigris d Euphrates and Tigris 20 Wedge-shaped characters used in writing several ancient languages 21 Wedge-shaped characters used in writing several ancient languages a hieroglyphics b pictographs c scribes d cuneiform
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