Chapter Three Practice test

What is cuneiform? An irrigation canal A Sumerian god The first form of writing A new kind of alphabet

What social group ranked just below the king on the social hierarchy? Farmer Priests Merchants scribes

What did the Sumerians believe about their gods? They should worship them and bring offerings to the temple. The gods were always kind. The gods were limited in power.

What people established the world’s first trading empire? Assyrians Akkadians Phoenicians Babylonians

This leader had a permanent Army and the world’s first empire… Hammurabi Sargon Gilgamesh Humbaba

What is the difference between a canal and a river? River run north/south; canals run East/west B. Canals were dug out by humans; nature made rivers People live near rivers but not near Canals. D. Canals are deep; rivers are shallow.

Temples that were built in the city-states to honor the gods. They were called ….. Canals Pyramids Ziggurats Urban centers

Farming was successful in the Fertile Crescent because…. They lived near the ocean. They had lots of tools and seeds. They had fertile soil and rivers for water. They studied farming in college.

The first epic was written about which king? Sargon Nebuchadnezzar Hammurabi Gilgamesh

Phoenicia was important because it was …. A nation rich in resources A colony of Assyria A trading power A center for religious study

The Assyrians established a huge empire and remained strong because.. They had a powerful army with iron weapons. B. The gods smiled on them all the time. C. They knew how to make purple dye. They wrote with pictographs.

Because the Sumerians could irrigate, they had a surplus of food. True false

Religion was very important to the people of the Fertile Crescent. True False

Hammurabi’s Code treated all people fairly. A.True B. False

Living in permanent homes and having a government are two of the signs of a civilization. True False

The people of the Fertile Crescent developed what form of government? A democracy like the USA A city-state system One unified nation

The people of the Fertile Crescent did not fight among themselves very often. True False

Which statement is correct? The Sumerians invented the plow, but not the wheel. B. The Babylonians invented cuneiform. C. The Assyrians invented iron. D. The Hittites invented pictographs.

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The people of the Fertile Crescent were very peaceful and rarely fought each other. Agree Disagree

Early governments did all of the following EXCEPT….. Make laws Build irrigation systems Make up stories about the gods

Who defeated the Assyrians and rebuilt Babylon? They were great astronomers too. The Akkadians The Sumerians The Chaldeans The Hittites

The Hittites and Assyrians had one thing in common. What was it? They both used iron weapons and had chariots and horses. B. They worshiped the same gods. C. They both sailed in fast ships made of cedar wood.

How did the alphabet spread throughout the world? The armies took it into conquered areas. The Phoenicians shared it when they traded with others. C. The priests used it for religious writings.

A cylinder seal was … Used in signing documents. A new kind of animal at the zoo in Ninevah. C. A storage container made by potters D. A new kind of jewelry.

Social hierarchy A. city Division of labor B. belief in many gods Urban C. system in which workers do special jobs. Polytheism D. levels of society Cuneiform E. writing system of Sumer

30. Hammurabi A. king of Akkad; 1st empire Sargon B. People of Asia Minor who used iron and horses. 32. Hittites C. Land between the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea 33. Mesopotamia D. king of Babylon; wrote laws Fertile Crescent E. Land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Answer Key C B A D 13. A 14. B 15. A B C A 24. A 25. D C A B E D