Ancient Mesopotamia Test
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was NOT a function of governments in Mesopotamia?
Keeping order
Treating people justly
Punishing wrongdoers
Building the economy
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes the origin of government in Mesopotamia?
As specialization occurred and not everyone had to farm, some people emerged as rulers and religious leaders
As people hunted and gathered, someone had to be in charge of the nomadic groups
When people began farming they decided that whoever grew the most crops would be in charge
Rulers were chosen by priests.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes the structure of the governments Mesopotamia city-states?
They were ruled by an elected representative
They were ruled by heredity kings
They were ruled by the people themselves
They were ruled by non-royal leaders who had absolute power.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Define ziggurat.
The main entrance to Babylon. Here, the judges would sit and decide court cases
Pyramid-shaped religious temples where business transactions also took place
The thick walls that surround Babylon. Laws were carved on the side of the walls.
The beautiful garden on the roof of King Nebuchadnezzar's palace.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
People settled on the Fertile Crescent for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
Access to good drinking water
Land that was good for farming
Easy access to wandering herds of animals
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers allowed for easy trade with others.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why was the Fertile Crescent fertile?
Because nomads built farms there
Because the climate there is very hot
Because the Mesopotamian people settled here
Because of the annual flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In which of the following ways did the Mesopotamian people change the environment?
By practicing terrace farming
By constructing irrigation canals
By building aqueducts
By removing mountaintops in search for water
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