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Unit 2 Test Review 2015
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The following is the definition for what word? The belief in many gods
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polytheism
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The following is the definition for what word? A person who knew how to read and write in Mesopotamia
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scribe
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The following is the definition for what word? A method of controlling the amount of water to crops using canals and levees
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irrigation
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The following is the definition for what word? A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
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empire
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The following is the definition for what word? Writing that uses wedge- shaped characters; the first writing system ever invented
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cuneiform
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The following is the definition for what word? A wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
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levee
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The following is the definition for what word? A characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or a group of people
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culture
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The following is the definition for what word? An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top; used to worship the many gods
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ziggurat
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The following is the definition for what word? An early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
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City-state
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The following is the definition for what word? Fine particles of rock
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silt
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The following is the definition for what word? The way a region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to meet people's needs and wants
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economy
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Why did the people of Sumer construct walls around the city?
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To protect themselves in the event of an attack
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Today, the area of Mesopotamia is called?
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Iraq
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What is another name for the area of Mesopotamia (Not a modern name)
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The Fertile Crescent
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What is the name of the first civilization in Mesopotamia?
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Sumer
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Where do all rivers begin?
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In the mountains
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Who wrote the oldest laws that archaeologists have a copy of?
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Hammurabi
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What are the names of the 2 rivers in Mesopotamia?
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The Tigris River and Euphrates River
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Why did people in Mesopotamia build levees?
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To prevent the rivers from flooding their crops
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What did the Mesopotamians invent that made farming successful?
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The plow and irrigation
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What did silt do to the irrigation canals?
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It clogged the canals preventing water from getting to the crops
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What happened every year to cause the rivers to flood?
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Rain and melted snow flowed down the mountains into the rivers
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Why was Sumer a civilization and not an empire?
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It consisted of many individual city-states, each with its own king.
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Name 4 military techniques the Assyrians used to conquer cities.
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1. battering ram 2. horse-drawn chariots 3. siege warfare – attacking over and over, until surrender 4. built movable towers 5. iron weapons
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Which leader created the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
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Nebuchadrezzar
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Which group of people in Mesopotamia were known as “blood-thirsty warriors”?
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The Assyrians
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