Mesopotamia Unit Test 2024

What is your last name?

What period do you have Social Studies?

• Period 1
• Period 3

"Choose one word from the word bank (e.g., Rivers, Cuneiform, Ziggurat) and write a short paragraph explaining what it is and why it was important in ancient Mesopotamia."

What helped create the conditions for the beginning of the civilization in Mesopotamia?

• the location of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
• the lack of flooding of farmlands in Mesopotamia
• the creation of a detailed code of laws for Mesopotamia

Which statement describes the Sumerian religion?

• Sumerian priests were part of the lower class.
• Sumerians believed in many gods.
• Sumerians did not try to please the gods.

What Mesopotamia ruler created the world's first empire?

• Cyrus the Great
• Nebuchadnezzar II
• Sargon the Great

What of the following statements is an example of a ruler showing tolerance?

• The Assyrian king capturing people and burning their cities to the ground.
• Nebuchadnezzar II building the Ishtar Gate and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
• Cyrus the Great of Persian allowing conquered people to keep their customs and religions.

What important aspect of their culture did the Phoenicians spread to trading partners?

• their farm system
• their advanced weaponry
• their alphabet

What important contribution did Hammurabi make to civilization?

• He was the first ruler to create an empire.
• He ordered the building of the Hanging Gardens.
• He organized laws into a clear, written system.

Which statement describes a reason that the Assyrians were able to conquer Mesopotamia?

• Assyrians did not enslave the people they conquered.
• Assyrian soldiers used iron weapons instead of bronze.
• Assyrians did not force the people they conquered to move away.