FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CIVILIZATIONS IN MES

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CIVILIZATIONS IN MES

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-Guarantee passing score -71 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Sumerian laws gave rights that could be taken away in wartime: officials claimed land, cattle, boats; people payed ____

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taxes Question 2: early civilizations formed in valleys of major river systems:

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Tigris & Euphrates, Nile, Indus, & Huang He Question 3: ___'s B.C., Hittites, armed with war chariots and iron weapons captured Babylon

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1600 Question 4: 1920's _____ _____, British archaeologist found: remains of Ubaid village, royal cemetary of Ur,(_____ B.C.)Tombs, temple to moon god Nanna, architecture

Answer:

Leonard Wooley, 2500

Question 5: Traded using ____, ______, by ____ B.C., trade extended from Egypt to Indus Valley, recorded trade on ___ ___ and ____ ____.

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donkeys, sailboats, 2300, clay tokens, clay tablets Question 6: Most Sumerians lived and worked in cities: lived in different areas depending on work they did, craft-workers lived above or behind shops, passed skills from ____ to ___

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generation Question 7: 2350BC Sargon _(2 take over) Sumerian city-states:created world's1st empire-Akkadian Empire; set up capital at Akkad in central Mes.;ruled as emperor for 55 years,used force & organized government to control empire,kept standing army,governors got tribute

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conquered Question 8: Assyrians were great innovators: first paved ___, first ___ system, locks that opened with ___, magnifying glass, first ___.

Answer:

roads, postal, keys, libraries

Question 9: vast lands and varied people under control of a single government

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empire

Question 10: ruler of an empire

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emperor Question 11: Assyrians conquered Mesop.,creating_empire:learned to make& use iron weapons&chariots from Hittites, used battering ram to break down protective walls, used lance-spear,700's B.C., empire stretched 1500 mi; included Mesopotamia,Turkey,Egypt,PersianGulf

Answer:

largest

Question 12: Sumerian cities were centers for ___, government, & ___.

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trade, religion Question 13: Access to water from Tigris and Euphrates Rivers led to _____ settlements in S.Mesopotamia.

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permanent Question 14: ruler's palace and important people's homes were built near the ___.

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ziggurat

Question 15: Sumerians were first to attach wheels to carts. (___B.C.)

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3500 Question 16: Ziggurat served as center of religious and economic activity: constructed in layers (7 stories), shrine for city's ___ at top, shops, workshops, parks near ziggurat

Answer:

god

Question 17: Sumerians measured time using a calendar of ___ days.

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360

Question 18: ___ B.C., Assyrian Empire fell; New Babylonian Empire rose.

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609 Question 19: Culture grew more advanced over time: built irrigation systems and produced _____, built ____ homes and temples, had ____, created painted pottery and _____.

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surpluses, larger, leaders, traded

Question 20: Nebuchadnezzar, Babylonian ruler, built ___ ___ of Babylon- one of the Seven wonders of the Ancient World

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Hanging Gardens Question 21: Farmers in S. Mesopotamia irrigated land: dug ____ to carry water from rivers to land, stored water in ____.

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canals, basins

Question 22: required payment from one ruler to a more powerful ruler

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tribute Question 23: Sumerians lived in __-brick houses with flat roofs and thick walls.

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mud

Question 24: Urukagina, ruler of ___ created laws to protect the poor.

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Lagash Question 25: Akkadian empire lasted ___ years after Sargon's death. It stretched from ___ to the Mediterranean Sea.

Answer:

200, Iran

Question 26: Ubaid 1st known settlement in S. Mesopotamia, formed in c._____.

Answer:

5000 B.C.

Question 27: Land in river valleys was good for:

Answer:

farming & raising livestock