Ancient Civilizations Quiz

What term refers to a large area of flat land elevated high above sea level?

• alluvial plain

• city-state

• civilization

• monarchy

What is the term for a system of writing that uses wedge-shaped characters?

• civilization

• cuneiform

• deity

• Code of Hammurabi

Which term describes an independent city and its surrounding territory?

• empire

• monarchy

• city-state

• alluvial plain

What word is used to describe a god or goddess in a polytheistic religion?

• civilization

• cuneiform

• deity

• Code of Hammurabi

What term is used to describe a complex society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes?

• alluvial plain

• city-state

• civilization

• monarchy

What is the name of the set of laws written by the Babylonian king Hammurabi?

• cuneiform

• deity

• Code of Hammurabi

• empire

What term refers to a form of government with a monarch at the head?

• civilization

• empire

• city-state

• monarchy

What term is used to describe an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority?

• alluvial plain

• empire

• deity

• Code of Hammurabi

What is cuneiform?

• A large territory or group of nations with one ruler.

• A Sumerian writing system.

• A self-governing state consisting of an independent city and its surrounding territory.

• An organized society with writing, art, science, and political and religious systems.

What is a deity in the context of Mesopotamian culture?

• A large level area of land made up of sediment.

• A government ruled or headed by a king or queen.

• God or goddess.

• A collection of laws developed by Hammurabi.