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- Q1Given the geography of Mesopotamia, which conclusion can you draw about the lifestyle of the first Mesopotamians?They migrated often.They were farmers.They were hunter –gatherers.They were hunters.30s6-1.2
- Q2Which characteristics must a civilization have to be considered a civilization?Paved streets and clay bricksBuildings and templesGovernment and writingCave paintings and stone tools30s6-1.2
- Q3How did the use of irrigation affect the people of Mesopotamia?It brought water to crops in the dry season.It caused flooding to get worse.It helped them with the heat of summer.It flooded areas to be planted.30s6-1.2
- Q4What was the major effect of the domestication of plants and animals?There was no major effect from domesticationThe people’s diets were healthierThe people had time to do things other than hunt or fishThe people could stay in one place instead of moving to where the food was30s6-1.2
- Q5Which of these reasons would not be considered important for civilizations developing around rivers and other water sources?IrrigationTransportationDrinking waterCleaning30s6-1.2
- Q6What role did the Zagros Mountains play in Mesopotamia history?They kept the rivers from flooding.They used the snow to cool their drinks.They provided caves for the people to live in.They provided protection from invasion.30s6-1.2
- Q7Which two features gave Mesopotamia its name?The Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean SeaThe Fertile Crescent and the Mediterranean SeaThe northern plateau and southern plateauThe Tigris River and the Euphrates River30s6-1.3
- Q8What factor may have limited the growth of Sargon’s empire?Nineveh did not have enough water to support its population.The Akkadian army stopped the empire from expanding to the south.The Syrian Desert did not have good farmland.The Euphrates River often flooded, making farming difficult.30s6-1.3
- Q9Why was writing crucial to ancient civilizations, such as Sumer?Writing led to the increase in the ability to create farm equipment.Writing allowed the printing industry to be used in their city-state.Writing helped scribes make more money.Writing led to an increase in trade by keeping a record of business transactions.30s6-1.3
- Q10Why did Hammurabi write down all of the laws of Babylon?He wanted Babylonians to be superior to other city-states.So that there would be the same punishments for the different social classes.He didn’t want people to know something was a law.So that the judges could not change punishments.30s6-1.3
- Q11What was the complicated form of writing used by the Mesopotamians?SanskritHieroglyphicsCuneiformCalligraphy30s6-1.3
- Q12Based on what you know of the Fertile Crescent, why do you think so many armies fought to control this area?People wanted to be close to their relativesSumerians wanted to study cuneiform.The land was good for farming.Clay was plentiful for making tablets.30s6-1.3