Vocabulary Terms
Sumerian
City-States
Hammurabi's Code
Agriculture
Miscellaneous
100

Which vocabulary term is defined as :

supplying land with water 

A. city-state

B. irrigation system 

C. agriculture

B. irrigation system 

100

Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

A. Each of them kept written records 

B. Each of them had their own ruler and farmland

C. They were all part of one large empire

D. They all depended on each other for water 

B. Each of them had their own ruler and farmland

100

What was Hammurabi best remembered for?

A. his code of laws

B. his military strategy

C. a system of canals

D. invention of the wheel 

A. his code of laws

100

Agriculture started the beginning of a new age for early humans. The first people who were hunters and gathers were from the  ________, and then after the invention of farming, people who grew crops and raised animals were from the _________________. 

A. Paleolithic Age, Neolithic Age 

B. Neolithic Age, Paleolithic Age

A. Paleolithic Age, Neolithic Age 

100

What is the name of the type of writing that was invented by the ancient Sumerians?

cuneiform

200

Which vocabulary term is defined as :

studying the past by examining objects

A. domestication

B. artifacts

C. archaeology

C. archaeology 

200

The concept of _______________ became important as empires expanded. This brought people together under a single government. 

A. unification

B. characteristics of civilization

C. agriculture and farming

D. democratic government 

A. unification

200

Around what year did King Hammurabi rule Babylon? 

A. 1400 BCE

B. 1792 BCE

C. 2050 BCE

D. Yesterday

B. 1792 BCE

200

Why did people settle in the "fertile crescent"? 

A. The caves were great places for people to sleep

B. The soil was good for farming

C. The forests gave people a place to hunt wil animals

D. People discovered gems and metals in the hills

B. The soil was good for farming

200

Name the two rivers that are located in the fertile crescent. 

Tigris River and Euphrates River 

300

Which vocabulary term is defined as :

an early city was like a small independent country with its own laws and government


city-state

300

What was the name of the people who were skilled craftspersons who produced goods?

A. merchants

B. traders

C. artisans

D. artists

C. artisans

300

King Hammurabi wrote his laws on...

A. pillars and steles

B. walls and monuments

C. steles and buildings

D. clay tablets and pillars 

A. pillars and steles

300

What was one of the first things that early farmers did to help improve the lives of Ancient Sumerians?

A. They kept animals as pets

B. The moved from place to place in search of food

C. They created a stable food supply

D. They build homes made out of tents 

C. They created a stable food supply

300

What were ziggurats?

Temples built to honor the gods

400

Which vocabulary term is defined as :

an object made or used by people in the past


artifact

400

Within the Sumerian city-states, how did dividing up the work help communities produce the products they needed?

A. Everyone got good at the same job

B. Most people enjoyed working by themselves

C. People specialized in their own job

D. People used stone and wood tools


C. People specialized in their own job

400

True or false: Hammurabi's code applied EQUALLY to all citizens of Babylon?

True or False 

False - people of lower class status were treated different than those who had a higher status

400

What is the word used to describe the process of training wild animals to be useful to humans?

Domestication

400

What is the term used to describe a religion that has multiple gods, much like the Ancient Sumerians?

polytheism

500

Which vocabulary term is defined as :

growing crops and raising animals 


 agriculture

500

**CHALLENGE QUESTION**

What was the first official city-states in Sumer?

A. Babylon

B. Eridu

C. Sumer

D. Akkad

B. Eridu - The city was dedicated to Enki, the god of water, crafts, knowledge, and creation.

500

**CHALLENGE QUESTION**

After King Hammurabi died, who took control of the Babylonian Empire?

A. Queen Cleopatra

B. Sargon II

C. Samsu-iluna

C. Samsu-iluna - King Hammurabi's first born son

500

**CHALLENGE QUESTION**

Name 4 animals that the ancient Mesopotamians domesticated?

Possible Answers: sheep, goats, pigs, cattle, oxren, dogs, donkeys, mules camels, ducks, geese

500

**CHALLENGE QUESTION**

Name the three different types of social scientists who study the past? 

1. Archaeologist

2. Historian

3. Geographer