Global Studies Mesopotamia Quiz

Question 1

Sumerians

Answer 1

first Mesopotamian civilization in the Fertile Crescent

Question 2

Theocracy

Answer 2

government by a divine authority

Question 3

4 major Sumerian social groups

Answer 3

the elites, Dependent commoners (worked for elites), Free commoners (farmers, 90% of population), Slaves

Question 4

Akkadians

Answer 4

conquered Sumer, empire lasted 2300 - 2100 BC

Question 5

Sargon

Answer 5

leader of the Akkkadians

Question 6

How did Hammurabi take over the Akkadians?

Answer 6

Copper and Bronze weapons, divide and conquered 1 by 1

Question 7

The Code of Hammurabi reveals a _______

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strict justice system, punishments fit the crime

Question 8

_____ were living realities who affect all aspects of life

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Gods (controlled weather, the river, etc…)

Question 9

Four main deities were:

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An (sky god), Enlil (wind god), Enki (earth and river god), and Ninhursaka (mountain, vegetation and motherhood goddess)

Question 10

cuneiform

Answer 10

wedge shaped writing (from pictures to symbols and signs)`

Question 11

The Epic of Gilgamesh

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tale that suggested immortality is only for the Gods

Question 12

Assyrains used what to conquer over the Babylonians?

Answer 12

Iron weapons

Question 13

Ashurbanipal

Answer 13

Assyrians leader who perhaps overextended Assyrians

Question 14

Assyrain Empire was ruled by _____?

Answer 14

kings

Question 15

Assyrain military

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over 100,000 troops, used terror tactics

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How did Assyrain culture compare to previous civilizations?

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they assimilated to previous Mesopotamian culture, maintained old traditions

Question 17

Nebuchadnezzar

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King of Childeni, overthrew Assyrian Empire

Question 18

Who were the Persians

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Nomadic people from Iran

Question 19

Cyrus

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unified nomadic tribes of Persia

Question 20

Darius

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Cyrus’ grandson, expands Persia to India and to Europe, led unsuccessful invasion of Greece

Question 21

Satrapy

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province; region of the empire

Question 22

satrap

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govener of proviences

Question 23

Great Kings were choosen by ____

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the gods

Question 24

Zoroastrainism

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Monothiestic religion, holy book called Zend Avesta

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Ahuramazda

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Zoroastrainism's one god that created everything

Question 26

Ahriman

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evil spirit in Zoroastrainism, Satan

Question 27

Mummification

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Process of slowly drying and to prevent from decomposing decomposing

Question 28

Egyptian Art

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Serves spiritual purpose, assist the journey of the deceased into the afterworld

Question 29

Belief in two bodies

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A physical body nd a spiritual body

Question 30

Hieroglyphics

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Priest carvings or sacred writings, never developed an alphabet

Question 31

Hyksos

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Middle Eastern people’s who invaded Egypt and ended the Middle Kingdom

Question 32

They used ________, while Egyptians were fighting on donkey carts

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Horse drawn cahariots

Question 33

Hyksos ruled for _____ years

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100

Question 34

How did Egyptians regain control of their kingdom?

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Adopt Hyksos methods and established the New Kingdom

Question 35

When did the New Kingdom last?

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1539 - 1069 BCE

Question 36

Hatshepsut

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One of the first female pharaohs, still referred to as “his majesty”

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Thutmosis

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New phew of Hatshepsut, led many expensive military campaigns

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Amenhotep

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Pharaoh who introduced Aten, god of the sun disk, as the only god of Egypt and removed other gods

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Issues with Amenhotep and Aten

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People resisted removal of old gods, focused too much on religion and lost territory

Question 40

Tutankhamun

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Boy pharoah who succeeded Amenhotep, undoes the changes of Amenhotep

Question 41

Ramesses II

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Reconquers old territory and restores Egypt as an imperial power

Question 42

After Ramesses’ death _____

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Struggles for the throne weaken the government

Question 43

13th century invasions by _____ pushed back Egypts borders

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Sea Peoples

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When did the New Kingdom collapses

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1069

Question 45

Marriage was arranged by ___ in Egypt

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Parents

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Pharaohs were entitled to

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Great harems

Question 47

The queen had a ____ status than other wives

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Higher

Question 48

What rights did women have in Egypt?

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Property and inheritance remained in their hands, upper class women could function as priestesses

Question 49

How did the lives of Egyptian women differ from those of Mesopotamia

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Egyptian women had more rights

Question 50

The Nile rivers floods were

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Predictable

Question 51

How did Egypt civilization develop differently from Mesopotamia as a result of the Nile

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They will not face many attacks, more independent in culture

Question 52

The Epic of Gilgamesh

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Gods were too good for tedious and labourus tasks

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The Bible

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God saw humans and earth as corrupt

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Capital of Old Kingdom

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Memphis

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Which Kingdom were the pyramids created

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The Old Kindom

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Menes

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United upper nd lower Egypt and created Old Kingdom

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Title for Egyptian kings

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Pharoah

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Whatdoes Pharaoh mean

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Palace

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Ma'at

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Spiritual principle on truth, justice, order, and harmony

Question 60

vizier

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Top burucrat

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nome

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province of Egypt (42)

Question 62

nomarch

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governers of nomes (42)

Question 63

In the Old Kingdom, what was the relationship between the pharoahs and the bureaucrats

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A rivalry, nomarchs looked for power

Question 64

Golden Age of Egypt's history

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The Middle kindgom

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What made the Middle Kingdom so prosperous

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Reforms of nome structure and Pharaoh's concern for the people

Question 66

Egyptian social structure

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Pharoahs, Priests, Merchants and traders, and Serfs (like slaves but had some rights)

Question 67

Regligion was ________ of Egyptian life

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everyday, was fundemental

Question 68

Egyptian rituals

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maintain order, appease the gods and goddesses

Question 69

Atum/Re

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Sun god

Question 70

Osiris

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River and land god

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Isis

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food of Nile, wife of Osris

Question 72

Where are the Great Pyramids located

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Giza