1) Which issue with the soil could not be solved in Mesopotasmia? a) oversalting b) flooding c) mold spores d) nitrogen depletion 2) Mesopotamia is Greek for… a) land between the mountains b) land between the oceans c) land of sun and heat d) land between the rivers 3) In Mesoopotamia gold was mostly used for a) weapons b) smoothies c) jewelry d) toys 4) Which Babylonian king wrote a code of 282 laws? a) Hansel b) Hammurabi c) Alexander the Great d) Pericles 5) What did scribes do that most people could not in Mesopotamia? a) make fancy pottery b) read and write c) sing d) offer prayers to the gods 6) Why do most farms need irrigation systems? a) to fertilize fields b) to kills insects c) to plant seeds d) to bring water to dry land 7) surplus means a) just enough b) more than enough c) not enough 8) Which Sumerian invention had the greatest impact on travel? a) horse b) wheel c) plow d) maps 9) Name the two main rivers in Mesopotamia a) Nile and Jordan b) Jordan and Tigris c) Tigris and Euphrates d) Euphrates and Nile 10) Belief in two or more gods a) monotheism b) polytheism c) atheism 11) Belief in one god a) monothesim b) polytheism c) atheism 12) What made the land fertile in Mesopotamia? a) silt b) sand c) sunshine d) Miracle Grow 13) Levees and dams were used to... a) keep out invaders b) build fish farms c) keep workers busy d) Control flooding and store water for irrigation 14) What is the number one ingredient required to the development of cities? a) enough metal b) enough food c) enough weapons d) great weather 15) Name the Sumerian system of writing. a) hieroglyphics b) cuneiform c) Sanskrit d) Morse code 16) Which is the hardest metal? a) copper b) gold c) bronze 17) Which civilization invented writing, the metal plow and the sailboat? a) Phoenicians b) Egyptians c) Mesopotamians d) Sumerians 18) Who was at the top of the social pyramid in Meso. a) farmers b) scribes c) priests d) king 19) The spread and adoption of customs, foods, language, ideas, etc. between different cultures in different regions a) trade b) cultural diffusion c) civilization d) economics 20) Which was NOT a problem for farmers in Mesopotamia? a) insects b) wars c) floods d) temperate climate 21) Define famine a) starvation b) flooding c) boredom d) illiteracy 22) Define drought a) not enough water b) not enough seeds c) not enough sun d) not enough silt 23) Which ONE of the following is not a specialized job? a) fisherman b) potter c) blacksmith d) scribe 24) Define luxury a) something that is not a basic need b) a basic need c) something expensive d) something of little value 25) What score will you earn on the Meso. test? a) 100 b) A+ c) perfect score 26) Define empire a) regions or lands under the rule of one person b) a band of hunter-gatherers c) Darth Vadar d) a city with its own rules 27) Which belief about the king most helped strengthen his authority (his power)?  a) He consulted with wise advisers b) He wanted everyone to be happy c) He cared most about the poor d) He was believed to be chosen by gods 28) Governments were a necessary ingredient for civilization because ... a) governments protected people and made life orderly b) governments talked with the gods to keep the people safe c) governments were made of nomadic tribes that shared culture 29) In general, the people on the upper levels of the social pyramid have a) fewer rights b) more money and power c) more gods and goddesses d) fewer luxury items 30) A person who makes money by selling or trading goods is known as a a) artisan b) scribe c) merchants d) administrator 31) Someone who makes specialized goods like jewelry and fancy pottery is described as an ... a) merchant b) artisan c) king d) priest 32) Which amazing Sumerian invention allowed them to carry heavy objects over long distances? a) wheel b) U.S.S. Minnow c) metal d) irrigation 33) Which statement best defines city-state? a) a village without a central government b) an early nomadic tribe c) an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government

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