1. Please write down your homework in your agenda book and leave ON YOUR DESK to be stamped!
HW: Outcome test over Mesopotamia tomorrow and Wednesday…. STUDY! Then… get out your study guide and any notes that will help you finish your study guide and quietly continue to work on it at your seat. DONE? Quietly study for the test

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5. Who was an upper class person who specialized in Cuneiform writing?15
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A: writer
B: king
C: scribe
D: poet

6. ANSWER:
C: scribe

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8. Why would having a farm or city near a river be a PROBLEM?15
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A: Flooding
B: Water Parks
C: Rain
D: Drought

9. Answer:
A: Flooding

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What was the soil called that made the area around the Tigris and Euphrates so fertile and good for farming called? 14
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A: irrigation
B: dirt
C: loess
D: silt

12. Answer:
D: silt

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This is an Old Babylonian ruler who created a code of laws to help him control and rule his empire. 14
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A: Hammurabi
B: Nebuchadnezzer II
C: Sargon
D: Cyrus

15. Answer:
A: Hammurabi

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17. What was the main purpose of cuneiform writing?15
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A: teaching children to read
B: keeping records of food grown and traded
D: communicating with other villages
C: sending messages

18. Answer:
B: keeping records of food grown and traded

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This was the emperor of the Neo-Babylonians, who is remembered for creating the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Ishtar gate. 14
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A: Hammurabi
B: Sargon
C: Nebuchadnezzer II
D: Ashurbanipal

21. Answer:
C: Nebuchadnezzer II

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Why was the belief in Polytheism important to the people of Sumerian Society? 12
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A: the gods protected people from trouble
B: the gods helped people get to heaven
C: the gods gave people rewards
D: the gods made people do things

24. Answer:
A: the gods protected people from trouble

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In Sumerian city-states, who was responsible for leading armies, enforcing laws, and collecting taxes? 14
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A: Farmers
B: Slaves
C: Priests
D: Kings

27. Answer:
D: Kings

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29. Why did Hammurabi create his code of laws?15
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A: to give his friends money
B: order and leadership – law of the land
C: to give the gods a say in law
D: to be a total jerk

30. Answer:
B: order and leadership – law of the land

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Which of the following were NOT accomplishments that advanced the lives of the people of the early empires? 14
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A: Wheels – Pottery, wheel-wagon, chariots
B: Writing – Cuneiform, Mathematics, written laws
C: Fire, stone tools, spoken language
D: Bronze tools, board games, boats, plow

33. Answer:
C: Fire, stone tools, spoken language

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Which is NOT a way that Hammurabi’s code affected the people of Mesopotamia? 14
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A: Harsh laws and rules everyone had to follow
B: People could do whatever they wanted
C: Different punishments for different social classes
D: Less strict punishment if crime against slave or woman

36. Answer:
B: People could do whatever they wanted

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38. These are the factors that lead to settlements along the rivers:15
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A: transportation, fertile soil, food source
B: Transportation, fertile source, religion
C: Food sources, religion, fertile soil
D: Religion, disease, transportation

39. Answer:
A: transportation, fertile soil, food source

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This group of people had a strong army and rulers, and they started one of the words first libraries. Their most famous ruler was Ashurbanipal. 14
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A: Sumerians
B: Akkadians
C: Old Babylonians
D: Assyrians

42. Answer:
D: Assyrians

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A: Hammurabi
B: Ashurbanipal
C: Sargon
D: Nebuchadnezzar II

45. Answer:
C: Sargon

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47. Who is the most well known Sumerian leader?15
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A: Nebuchadnezzar II
B: Hammurabi
C: No main emperor
D: Sargon

48. Answer:
C: no main emperor

49. YOU WIN $1 MILLION DOLLARS!

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