The Ancient Middle East

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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Which of the following is another name for Mesopotamia
Respuesta
  • Sumer
  • Sasanid
  • Byzantine

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Mesopotamia means...
Respuesta
  • Land of the First People
  • Between the Rivers
  • The Fertile Crescent

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Which two rivers was Mesopotamia between?
Respuesta
  • Oman and Aden
  • Tigris and Euphrates
  • Nile and Caspian

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Which of the following did the Sumerians use to transport water? (There may be more than one correct answer)
Respuesta
  • Irrigation ditches
  • Underground tunnels
  • Aqueducts
  • Dikes

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
True or False: Sumerian rule was hereditary.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Which of the following is true about Sumerian government?
Respuesta
  • One ruling family led all of Mesopotamia, and their officials led the city states
  • Rulers were elected using a democratic process when the previous ruler died
  • Each city state had its own ruling family

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
How were city-state rulers viewed in Sumer?
Respuesta
  • Servants of the gods
  • Descendants of the gods
  • Gods

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Which of the following represents the correct order of Mesopotamian social classes? (from highest to lowest)
Respuesta
  • Ruling family, priests, scribes, officials, merchants, artisans, peasant farmers
  • Ruling family, officials, priests, scribes, artisans, merchants, peasant farmers
  • Priests, ruling family, scribes, officials, merchants, peasant farmers, artisans

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Who kept records and collected taxes in ancient Sumer?
Respuesta
  • Peasant Farmers
  • Merchants
  • Scribes

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
True or False, Sumerian religion was monotheistic.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 11

Pregunta
Sumerian religion can be described as anthropomorphic. What does anthropomorphic mean?
Respuesta
  • Gods are all-knowing and far superior to humans.
  • Gods have human characteristics.
  • There are many minor gods who are led by one major god.

Pregunta 12

Pregunta
What is animism?
Respuesta
  • Idea of divine force in natural objects
  • Belief in one god as the only divine power
  • Concept of animals having divine qualities

Pregunta 13

Pregunta
Define the term ziggeraut
Respuesta
  • System of pipes used for irrigation
  • Tall, pointed hat worn by city state rulers to symbolize royalty
  • Temple dedicated to city’s main god or goddess

Pregunta 14

Pregunta
What was the Sumerian form of writing called?
Respuesta
  • Elamite
  • Cuneiform
  • Hieroglyphics

Pregunta 15

Pregunta
What does cuneiform mean in Latin?
Respuesta
  • Written
  • Carving
  • Wedge

Pregunta 16

Pregunta
When was cuneiform invented?
Respuesta
  • 3200 BCE
  • 2000 BCE
  • 4500 BCE

Pregunta 17

Pregunta
Which empire was Sargon a ruler of?
Respuesta
  • Babylonian
  • Byzantine
  • Akkadian

Pregunta 18

Pregunta
Which empire had the first professional standing army?
Respuesta
  • Babalonyian
  • Byzantine
  • Akkadian

Pregunta 19

Pregunta
Which empire was Hammurabi a ruler of?
Respuesta
  • Byzantine
  • Babylonian
  • Akkadian

Pregunta 20

Pregunta
Which of these empires was the first to create literary works?
Respuesta
  • Byzantine
  • Babylonian
  • Akkadian

Pregunta 21

Pregunta
Which empire was the first to codify laws?
Respuesta
  • Byzantine
  • Babylonian
  • Akkadian

Pregunta 22

Pregunta
What is the oldest known code of laws?
Respuesta
  • Hammurabi's Code
  • Sargon's Code
  • Nebuchadnezzar's Code

Pregunta 23

Pregunta
True or false: Hammurabi's Code was considered divine.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 24

Pregunta
Mark all of the statements that are true of Hammurabi's Code.
Respuesta
  • They could only be altered by a king.
  • The laws pertained to men, women, and slaves.
  • There were 282 laws in the code.
  • Rulers did not have to follow them, but priests and officials did.
  • The code was the first written set of laws.

Pregunta 25

Pregunta
Which of these empires spread knowledge of metal-working?
Respuesta
  • Babylonian
  • Assyrian
  • Hittite

Pregunta 26

Pregunta
Which empire created elaborate rules for upper class women (similar to the Taliban)?
Respuesta
  • Babylonian
  • Assyrian
  • Hittite

Pregunta 27

Pregunta
Which empire created the Hanging Gardens?
Respuesta
  • Babylonian
  • Assyrian
  • Hittite

Pregunta 28

Pregunta
Which empire was known for their military strength and strategy?
Respuesta
  • Babylonian
  • Assyrian
  • Hittite

Pregunta 29

Pregunta
Which ruler revived Babylon and created the Hanging Gardens?
Respuesta
  • Nebuchadnezzar
  • Hammurabi
  • Darius

Pregunta 30

Pregunta
True or False: Under Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian empire never reached its previous strength.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 31

Pregunta
Which ruler divided the Persian empire into provinces?
Respuesta
  • Nebuchadnezzar
  • Darius
  • Sargon

Pregunta 32

Pregunta
Who or what is Zoroaster?
Respuesta
  • A new religion created by the Persians
  • A Persian king
  • The capital province of the Persian empire

Pregunta 33

Pregunta
Who was the main deity of Zoroaster?
Respuesta
  • Allah
  • Ahiram
  • Ahura Mazda

Pregunta 34

Pregunta
Who was the evil deity of Zoroaster?
Respuesta
  • Allah
  • Ahiram
  • Ahura Mazda
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