Ancient Mesopotamia four empires study guide.

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6th grade World History (Ancient Civilizations) Quiz am Ancient Mesopotamia four empires study guide., erstellt von Brandon Wooledge am 18/10/2017.
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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage 1

Frage
What is the definition of artisan?
Antworten
  • A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making thing by hand.
  • A person who copies documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented.
  • Denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets.

Frage 2

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What is the definition of city-state?
Antworten
  • A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
  • (In ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. They were first attested in the late 3rd millennium BC and probably inspired the biblical story of the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1–9).
  • An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.

Frage 3

Frage
What is the definition of civilization?
Antworten
  • The stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced.
  • A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
  • An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.

Frage 4

Frage
What is the definition of cuneiform?
Antworten
  • Denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets.
  • A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
  • The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.

Frage 5

Frage
What is the definition of empire?
Antworten
  • An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
  • (In ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. They were first attested in the late 3rd millennium BC and probably inspired the biblical story of the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1–9).
  • A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state

Frage 6

Frage
What is the definition of epic?
Antworten
  • A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
  • The belief in or worship of more than one god.
  • Denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets.

Frage 7

Frage
What is the definition of irrigation?
Antworten
  • The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
  • A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
  • The belief in or worship of more than one god

Frage 8

Frage
What is the definition of polytheism?
Antworten
  • The belief in or worship of more than one god.
  • A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
  • Denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets.

Frage 9

Frage
What is the definition of a scribe?
Antworten
  • A person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented
  • A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.
  • An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.

Frage 10

Frage
What is the definition of ziggurat?
Antworten
  • (In ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. They were first attested in the late 3rd millennium BC and probably inspired the biblical story of the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1–9).
  • An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
  • Denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets.

Frage 11

Frage
What did the Sumerians do to fix their food problems?
Antworten
  • They built levees
  • They built dams
  • They built canals
  • They moved away from the rivers
  • They built a pipe system underground
  • They made wells

Frage 12

Frage
Who made up the upper class?
Antworten
  • Kings
  • Priests
  • Warriors
  • Government officials
  • Fishermen
  • Merchants
  • Farmers
  • Artisans
  • Slaves
  • Scribes

Frage 13

Frage
Who made up the middle class?
Antworten
  • Farmers
  • Artisans
  • Fishermen
  • Merchants
  • Slaves
  • Kings
  • Priests
  • Government officials
  • Warriors
  • Scribes

Frage 14

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Who made up the lower class?
Antworten
  • Slaves
  • Kings
  • Priests
  • Warriors
  • Government officials
  • Farmers
  • Fishermen
  • Artisans
  • Merchants
  • Scribes

Frage 15

Frage
The constant flooding was a geographical challenge
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 16

Frage
The mud was a geographical challenge.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 17

Frage
The lack of wood was a geographical challenge.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 18

Frage
The blazing heat was a geographical challenge.
Antworten
  • True
  • False

Frage 19

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What was Hammurabi BEST known for?
Antworten
  • The first code of laws.
  • Conquering the Akkadians.
  • Making Mesopotamia thrive under his rule.

Frage 20

Frage
How did irrigation help ancient Mesopotamia?
Antworten
  • It helped trading.
  • It freed up time and space for other jobs.
  • It limited death from floods.
  • It gave the king big banquettes.
  • It used up extra materials.
  • It helped keep invaders out.

Frage 21

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What would you find in a Sumerian city-state?
Antworten
  • A ziggurat
  • A city wall
  • Canals
  • Markets
  • Fields
  • Houses
  • TVs
  • Trees
  • Pyramids
  • A hospital

Frage 22

Frage
Why were scribes high on the social latter?
Antworten
  • They were the only ones who could write.
  • Only the king's daughters and sons could learn to write.
  • Scribes were smarter than everyone else.
  • They were usually rulers at one point.

Frage 23

Frage
What was a ziggurat's main purpose?
Antworten
  • To make a staircase down to the Earth for the gods.
  • To pray for the gods.
  • To live in.
  • To scare away bad spirits.
  • To have religious ceremonies.
  • To have feasts.

Frage 24

Frage
Name these areas on the map.
Antworten
  • Saudia Arabia
  • Tigris River
  • Euphrates river
  • Persian gulf
  • Red Sea
  • Iraq
  • Syria
  • fertile cresent
  • Mediterranean sea
  • Arabian sea
  • Zagros mountains

Frage 25

Frage
What types of art did Mesopotamians make?
Antworten
  • Sculptures
  • Pottery
  • Panel pictures
  • Oragami
  • Paintings

Frage 26

Frage
What did Sumerian kings have to do?
Antworten
  • Lead the military
  • Serve justice
  • Relax on his throne

Frage 27

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Select Akkadian ruler(s)/ important facts.
Antworten
  • King Naram-Sin
  • King Sargon
  • They were the 1st empire.
  • They created son inherits empire.
  • King Hammurabi
  • They created code of laws.
  • 300 years of kings
  • They used siege warfare.

Frage 28

Frage
Select Babylon's ruler(s)/ important facts.
Antworten
  • Hammurabi
  • They created the first laws.
  • They gave women and slaves more rights.
  • Nebuchadrezzar II
  • They used battle rams.
  • They created the 1st empire.

Frage 29

Frage
Select the Assyrian's ruler(s)/ important facts.
Antworten
  • 300 years of kings
  • King Sargon
  • They used siege warfare.
  • They created the 1st empire.
  • They used iron for their military.
  • They created the 1st code of laws.

Frage 30

Frage
Select Neo-Babylonian's ruler(s)/ important facts.
Antworten
  • Nebuchadrezzar II
  • Hammurabi
  • They conquered Israel.
  • They created the system we use today based off of 60.
  • They created the 1st code of laws.
  • They used iron for their army.

Frage 31

Frage
Name the 5 key factors of a civilization.
Antworten
  • Geography
  • Social structure
  • Economy
  • Religion
  • Government
  • Art
  • Education
  • Infrastructure
  • Justice
  • Structures
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