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Chapter 2 Quizzes Flashcards

0
Q

In order to trade goods, a(n) _____ travels between cities

A

Caravan

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When many territories and people are controlled by one government, that government is called a(n) ____.

A

Empire

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2
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Cotton cloth and spices were sold in the _____

A

Bazaar

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3
Q

The greatest king of the Chaldeans was ________

A

Nebuchadnezzar 2

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4
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The capital of an empire that stretched from present-day Turkey to the Persian Gulf was _____

A

Babylon

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5
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Which of these was a military innovation of the Assyrians?

a. Cannon
b. battering ram
c. Spear
d. explosives

A

b. Battering Ram

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6
Q

Why was Babylon a natural crossroads of trade?

a. It was located near Akkad and the cities of Sumer
b. It was the capital of the empire
c. It was located on the Tigris
d. It had a high elevation

A

a. It was located between Akkad and the cities of Sumer

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7
Q

Who United Sumer’s city-states into one large empire?

a. Gilgamesh
b. the King of Urartu
c. Sargon 2
d. Hammurabi

A

d. Hammurabi

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8
Q

Which city was famous for its library that had thousands of clay tablets?

a. Urartu
b. Babylon
c. Mari
d. Nineveh

A

d. Nineveh

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9
Q

Which group made important contributions to astronomy?

a. Medes
b. Assyrians
c. Chaldeans
d. Babylonians

A

c. Chaldeans

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10
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Belief in many gods

A

Polytheism

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11
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Professional writer

A

Scribes

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12
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Between the rivers

A

Mesopotamia

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13
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Story explaining people’s beliefs

A

Myth

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14
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Area good for agriculture

A

Fertile Crescent

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15
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What attracted people to the Fertile Crescent?

A

Rich soil

16
Q

Why were Sumerian city-states independent of one another?

A

Travel between them was difficult

17
Q

A Sumerian ziggurat was made of terraces, one on top of the other because:

A

Sumerians believed the Gods could descend to the Earth using it

18
Q

What was the main cause of wars between the Sumerian city-states?

A

Disputes over land and water rights

19
Q

Why were scribes important people in Sumer?

A

They kept records for the Kings and priests

20
Q

King Hammurabi set down rules for everyone in his empire to follow

A

True

21
Q

Hammurabi’s laws were called a code because they were written in a secret language

A

False

22
Q

Cuneiform was used only in writing government documents

A

False

23
Q

Under Hammurabi, all people were equal before the law

A

False

24
Q

Cuneiform consists of symbols that can express ideas as well as the names of objects, people, or places

A

True

25
Q

What kind of material did Babylonian scribes use for writing?

A

Clay

26
Q

The oldest known writing is in:

A

Cuneiform script

27
Q

Under Hammurabi’s code, laws covered

A

The adoption of children

28
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When a person broke a law under Hammurabi’s code, his or her punishment depended on

A

The social class of the victim

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