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TEST MESOPOTAMIA
1.) Sketch the map and shade the area of the Fertile Crescent.(5 Points)
2.) Explain (say in different words) the following terms:(15 Points)
a) City-State-______
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b) Monotheistic Religion-______
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c) Polytheistic Religion-______
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(15 Points)
3.) Look at the pictures and name what you can see.
(A)
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(B)
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(C)
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4.) Identify 2 Positive and 1 Negative geographical aspect the region Mesopotamia provided to the settlers.
(HINT: Think about the Rivers and the Resources)(10 Points)
POSITIVE: ______
NEGATIVE: ______
5.) Match the terms with the defintions they are connected to.(5 Points)
_____1. Cuneiform
_____2. Hammurabi’s Code
_____3. Emperor Sargon
_____4. Sumer
_____5. Fertile Crescent
A) a large arc of rich farmland extending from the Persian Gulf to theMediterranean Sea
B) First Civilization to occupy Mesopotamia
C) Sumerian system of writing, which used symbols to represent basicparts of words.
D) Earliest known written collection of laws, comprising 282 lawsthat dealt with almost every part of life
E) Sumerian city-state
F) First Emporer leading the Akkadian Empire.
6.) Write down TWO functions that the Ziggurat served. (10 Points)
- ______
- ______
7.) Why did Hammurabi decide to work out the set of laws? What was his Code based on?(10 Points)
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8.) Put into order from the oldest to the most recent.(10 Points)
Assyrian Empire, Sumerian city-states, Persian Empire, Akkadian Empire, Chaldeon Empire, Babylonian Empire
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9.) Identify 3 Sumerian inventions that we still use today.(10 Points)
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10.) Agriculture (Farming) led to Sumerian Development. Fill in the lines below defining what led to the next.(10 Points)
AGRICULTURE______
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EXTRA CREDIT:(10 Points EACH)
(I) Define the Term Zoroastrianism.
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(II) What civilization was the first to use a money economy?
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NAME:______CLASS:______
MESOPOTAMIA TEST REVIEW SHEET
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS:
City-State
Monotheistic Religion
Polytheistic Religion
Cuneiform
Ziggurat
Hammurabi's Code
Fertile Crescent
Sumer
Akkadians
Babylonians
Assyrians
Chaldeans
Persians
Lydians
Zoroastrianism
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
Identify 2 Positive and 2 Negative geographical aspect the region Mesopotamia provided to the settlers.
Write down TWO functions that the Ziggurat served.
Why did Hammurabi decide to work out the set of laws? What was his Code based on?
Put into order from the oldest to the most recent.
Assyrian Empire, Sumerian city-states, Persian Empire, Akkadian Empire, Chaldeon Empire, Babylonian Empire
Identify 5 Sumerian inventions that we still use today.
List the effects of Agriculture on the lines below.
AGRICULTURE______
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