Chapter 4 Mesopotamia Study Guide

The Fertile Crescent includes which of the following modern countries?

• Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey

• India, China, Japan, Korea

• Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru

• Canada, United States, Mexico, Greenland

The Fertile Crescent includes parts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan.

• True

• False

Sumerian city-states went to war with one another to increase trade.

• True

• False

Many Sumerians were skilled metalworkers because of the abundance of metal in Sumer.

• True

• False

Sargon created the world's first empire, which lasted for more than 200 years.

• True

• False

The Assyrian army had about 50,000 soldiers, including infantry, cavalry, and charioteers.

• True

• False

The hero of an epic who traveled the world performing great deeds is:

• Odysseus

• Achilles

• Hercules

• Gilgamesh

The city that was the site of one of the world's first libraries is:

• Babylon

• Athens

• Alexandria

• Nineveh

The first large army to use iron weapons was:

• The Hittites

• The Egyptians

• The Assyrians

• The Persians

A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top is called:

• Ziggurat

• Obelisk

• Pagoda

• Pyramid