Mesopotamian Empires
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- Q1What rivers flowed through Mesopotamia?Tigris and MediterraneanMediterranean and PersianTigris and EuphratesCaspian and Mediterranean30s
- Q2Mesopotamia, the earliest known civilization, is located in present day...IranIraqKuwaitSaudi Arabia30s
- Q3This word is Greek for “land between the rivers”CuneiformMesopotamiaIrrigationCity-State30s
- Q4A method that brings water to cropsMesopotamiaCity-StateIrrigationCuneiform30s
- Q5A form of writing developed by the people of SumerCuneiformMesopotamiaIrrigationCivilization30s
- Q6Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?Near the SeaIn the DesertIn River ValleysIn the Mountains30s
- Q7A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called aGilgameshCradleScribeZiggurat30s
- Q8Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilledslavespriestsartisansmerchants30s
- Q9The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?scribesheads of householdsmerchantsartisans30s
- Q10The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based onthe cycles of the moon.the Roman calendarthe number 60the geometry of the wheel30s
- Q11The Assyrian Empire’s capital city wasNinevehAkkadBabylonTyre30s
- Q12The Chaldean king who rebuilt BabylonHammurabiNebuchadnezzarSargonNebopolassar30s
- Q13One who studies the stars and planetsAstronomerProvinceCaravanNineveh30s
- Q14What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?how to make chariotshow to fight while riding horseshow to use more advanced weapons such as catapults and battering ramshow to use stronger metals such as iron for weaponry30s
- Q15Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?king’s palacewall around the cityHanging Gardensirrigation system30s