Test Questions

• Define artisan
• Define city-state
• Define code
• Define Cradle of civilization 
• Define cuneiform
• Define Edubba 
• Define Empire 
• Define epic 
• Define exile
• Define Fluvial civilization
• Define Gilgamesh 
• Define Lapis lazuli 
• Define Levees 
• Define Lugal-gal
• Define Oceanic civilization
• Define plain
• Define polytheism
• Define Priest-king 
• Define Scribe 
• Define Stylus 
• Define Thalassic civilization

• At first, Sumerian city-states were ruled by: 
• How did the people of Mesopotamia control the two rivers? 
• How did the Sumerians' forms of writing change over time? 
• How is it true that Hammurabi brought justice to all his subjects (people)? How is it not true? 
• In 586 B.C., the armies of Nebuchadnezzar sacked Jerusalem and took the Israelite captives to: 
• List 5 things that the Sumerians were first to achieve? 
• Mesopotamia is now divided into two countries. List these countries. 
• Military leaders rose to power as kings in the Sumerian city-states because they: 
• The ancient Sumerians handled climate problems by: 
• The climate of the Mesopotamian plain included: 
• The Epic of Gilgamesh, which is about an ancient Sumerian hero, describes a _________ similar to one mentioned in the Bible. 
• What did the Assyrians and Babylonians hope to gain by expanding their empires? How did they bring about this expansion? 
• What does the word Mesopotamia mean? 
• What is a ziggurat? 
• What numbering system did the Babylonians use? Give 2 examples of how it is reflected in our mathematics and lives today. 
• What was the first epic story called? 
• What was the name of the world's first writing system?
• What were some important advances that the Sumerians made in new technology? 
• Which ancient site has been referred to as the "first civilization on earth"? 
• Who began the practice of relocating rebellious people? 
• Who built the Assyrian Empire into a trade and military power? 
• Who created the Babylonian Empire and came to rule all of Mesopotamia? 
• Who created the world's first empire by conquering the Sumerian city-states? 
• Who developed and made public an organized system of laws? 
• Who first became king by murdering the king of Kish, taking his throne, and building his own army? 
• Who punished the Jews of Judah severely when they refused to pay taxes? 
• Who ruled an empire remembered for its achievements in astronomy and mathematics?