Physics
What is a substance that does not conduct heat well called?
A) Conductor, B) Insulator, C) Convector, D) Radiator
B) Insulator
What is cuneiform?
A writing system...
a) with pencil and paper
b) with wedge imprints on clay
c) still used today
d) with letters and numbers
B) With wedge imprints on clay
What is the term for years before written language?
a) fieldwork, b) artifacts, c) archeologists, d) prehistoric, e) fragile
D) Prehistoric
What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?
Iraq
What is the name of the last king of Babylon?
Nabonidus
When the temperature of matter decreases, the particles it's composed of...
a) speed up and move farther apart, b) speed up and move closer together, C) slow down and move farther apart, d) slow down and move closer together
B) Slow Down and Move Closer Together
Which empire conquered the Chaldeans after the death of Nebuchadnezzar?
Persians
The word "Mesopotamia" means
The Land Between the Rivers
What were Mesopotamia's main two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
Nili and Tengras
Ciris and Keaer
Teblae and Henjis
Nomadic means to
Move around frequently
What type of heat transfer can occur in a vacuum out of the following?
a) radiation, b) convection, c) conduction, d) heat
A) Radiation
Who was the leader of the Akkadians?
Sargon
B.C.E stands for...
Before Common Era
What culture, led by Cyrus the Great, conquered the New Babylonian Empire?
Persians
A government that is that is controlled by religious leaders is called...
Theocracy
What is the opposite of an Insulator?
Conductor
Ziggurats are an example of this
a) Counting Systems, b) Law Codes, c) Monumental Architecture, d) Epic Literature
C) Monumental Architecture
What does A.D. stand for?
Anno Domini
Which of the following created the world's first empire?
a) Nebuchadnezzar, b) Shamsi-Adad, c) Sargon, d) Hammurabi
C) Sargon
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What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gasses called?
Convection
What did the ancient Mesopotamians write on?
Clay Tablets
What does B.C. stand for?
Before Christ
The supply of water to fields using a human-made system
Irrigation
Belief in more than one god is called...
a) polytheism, b) monotheism, c) atheism, d) theology
A) Polytheism