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Holt Chapter 3 Section 2

Quiz by Paul Peloquin

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  • Q1
    Define RURAL
    the city
    the city & surrounding countryside
    the countryside
    30s
  • Q2
    Define URBAN
    the city & surrounding countryside
    the countryside
    the city
    30s
  • Q3
    Define CITY-STATE
    the city
    the city & surrounding countryside
    the countryside
    30s
  • Q4
    Define EMPIRE
    land with different territories ruled by one person
    people who perform religious ceremonies
    the belief in many gods & goddesses
    the division of society by rank or class
    30s
  • Q5
    Define POLYTHEISM
    people who perform religious ceremonies
    the division of society by rank or class
    land with different territories ruled by one person
    the belief in many gods & goddesses
    30s
  • Q6
    Define the word PRIESTS
    the division of society by rank or class
    land with different territories ruled by one person
    the belief in many gods & goddesses
    people who perform religious ceremonies
    30s
  • Q7
    Define SOCIAL HIERARCHY
    land with different territories ruled by one person
    the belief in many gods & goddesses
    the division of society by rank or class
    people who perform religious ceremonies
    30s
  • Q8
    In what part of Mesopotamia was the civilization of Sumer located?
    Western
    Southern
    Northern
    Eastern
    30s
  • Q9
    What did most people in Sumer do for a living?
    priest
    farmer
    slave
    craftsperson
    30s
  • Q10
    What were the centers of Sumerian society?
    the rivers
    the desert
    the countryside
    the cities
    30s
  • Q11
    What was the basic political unit of Sumer?
    the state
    the empire
    the republic
    the city-state
    30s
  • Q12
    Why did a city-state need the countryside around it?
    for farmland to produce food
    that is where the king lived
    as a source of rocks to build walls
    so artists could paint pretty pictures
    30s
  • Q13
    When city-states fought each other, what were they usually trying to get?
    more water
    more people
    more farmland
    another leader
    30s
  • Q14
    How did cities protect themselves?
    strong armies
    both answers
    answer not given
    strong walls around the city
    30s
  • Q15
    Which king of Uruk became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature?
    Sargon
    Nebuchadnezzar
    Ashurbanipal
    Gilgamesh
    30s

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