Early Civilization
Early Way of Life
City-States, gods and More
Religion, Class systems, Writing, etc.
City-states, Babylonia and Assyria
100
Where was the first civilization in the world?
A. Africa
B. Asia
B. Asia
100
Early on, most people in Mesopotamia were ____________ and ______________.
A. Herders and Farmers
B. Farmers and Teachers
A. Herders and Farmers
100
Which city-state was more powerful?
A. Sumer
B. Akkad
A. Sumer
100
When a king died, who was chosen to take his place?
A. The King's son
B. People voted for a new King
A. The King's son
100
1. When the city-state of Ur was conquered, the new people _________________________.
A. Made up their own culture, law, religion and art styles
B. Borrowed ideas from Mesopotamian culture, law, etc
B. Borrowed ideas from Mesopotamian culture, law, etc
200
In Asia, one of the first civilizations started in ________________________.
A. Assyria
B. Mesopotamia
B. Mesopotamia
200
Mesopotamian people produced more food than they needed. This is called _________________________.
A. A surplus
B. A deficit
A. A surplus
200
The city-state of Uruk was in __________________.
A. Akkad
B. Sumer
B. Sumer
200
Everyone in Mesopotamia was treated equally.
A. True
B. False
B. False, there was a class system
200
Babylonia people borrowed most ideas from Mesopotamia. But they had their own _________________________.
A. Language
B. Food
A. Language
300
What system did farmers use to water crops?
A. Irrigation system
B. Sprinkler system
A. Irrigation System
300
City-states were small independent ______________________.
A. Countries
B. Cities
A. Countries
300
A. For learning
B. For praying
B. For praying
300
A. A tablet
B. Cuneiform
B. Cuneiform
300
A. Assyria
B. Babylonia
A. Assyria
400
What 2 resources did Mesopotamia have?
A.
B.
A. Water
B. Soil
400
As the Mesopotamian civilization advanced, people had other jobs (other than farming). What were 1 of these jobs?
A. Circus goers
B. Artisans
B. Artisans
400
Mesopotamia believed in __________________ gods.
A. Many
B. 1
A. Many
400
A. To keep records
B. To write stories
C. Both A and B
C. Both A and B
400
A. Assyria
B. Babylonia
B. Babylonia
500
What 2 things did people use to make Brick?
A. Mud and Straw
B. Pebbles and mud
A. Mud and Straw
500
To get things they didn't have in Mesopotamia, what did people do?
A. They ordered items
B. They traded items
B. They traded items
500
People believed that Kings were chosen by ________________.
A. The people
B. gods
B. gods
500
In an empire, there were many city-states and _________ ruler/s.
A. 1
B. Many
A. 1
500
Who were the better fighters?
A. Assyrians
B. Babylonians
A. Assyrians