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Mammoth Mesopotamia Test 23/24

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  • Q1
    1. Who was the king of Akkad?
    Hammurabi
    Gilgamesh
    Sargon
    30s
  • Q2
    A group of many lands under one ruler is ____________.
    polytheism
    a ziggurat
    an empire
    30s
  • Q3
    3. The term for a long story-poem that tells the story of a hero or legend is __________.
    an epic
    a drought
    a ziggurat
    30s
  • Q4
    4. Which king is credited with creating the first library?
    Ashurbanipal
    Nabopolassar
    Sargon
    30s
  • Q5
    5. Which king is known for creating the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
    Nebuchadnezzar
    Ashurbanipal
    Nabopolassar
    30s
  • Q6
    6. A long period of very little rainfall ( or none at all!) is called a ___________.
    ziggurat
    drought
    deity
    30s
  • Q7
    7. What is the term used for paying money, goods or services to support the government?
    laws
    irrigation
    taxation
    30s
  • Q8
    8. Which military group was the first to use iron weapons?
    Babylonians
    Assyrians
    Americans
    30s
  • Q9
    9. Who was the king of Babylon between c. 1792 BC-c. 1750 BC?
    Gilgamesh
    Hammurabi
    Sargon
    30s
  • Q10
    10. Which two rivers flowed through the Fertile Crescent?
    Tigris and Nile
    Euphrates and Tigris
    Mississippi and Ohio
    30s
  • Q11
    11. A system of ditches, pipes and canals that brings water to dry land is called ________________.
    ziggurat
    irrigation
    cuneiform
    30s
  • Q12
    12. The belief in more than one god or goddess is called _______________.
    monarchy
    monotheism
    polytheism
    30s
  • Q13
    13. Another term for a god or goddess is ________.
    ziggurat
    scribe
    deity
    30s
  • Q14
    14. A large mud-brick temple in called a ___________.
    deity
    scribe
    ziggurat
    30s
  • Q15
    15. What is the term for a government where one person has absolute power?
    monarchy
    democracy
    monotheism
    30s

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