Essential 2nd Final Exam Preparation

5 Written Questions

1. Belief in many gods
2. Ruler or leader of a monarchy
3. Male leader or ruler in a monarchy
4. Large mud-brick temple built by the ancient Sumerians
5. People and institutions which rule or run a community

5 Matching Questions

1. Sumer
2. City-state
3. Hammurabi
4. Cuneiform
5. c. 3500 BC

1. a Self-governing city and the land surrounding it
2. b Date when Sumer was considered to be civilized
3. c Mesopotamian writing system on clay tablets
4. d King of Babylonian Empire; creator of first code of laws
5. e First Mesopotamian civilization

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. First settlements in Mesopotamia
   1. City-state
   2. c. 3500 BC
   3. c. 8000 BC
   4. Hammurabi
2. System of symbols which stand for words, thoughts, and/or ideas
   1. King
   2. Wheel
   3. Writing
   4. Law
3. Group or collection of laws; for example, by Babylonian King Hammurabi
   1. Code
   2. Sumer
   3. Plow
   4. Law
4. Rule made and enforced by government
   1. Plow
   2. Code
   3. Law
   4. King
5. Passed down from parent to child or generation to generation
   1. Wheel
   2. Writing
   3. Hereditary
   4. Cuneiform

5 True/False Questions

1. Wheel → Circular Sumerian invention which greatly improved transportation on land

   True        False

2. Babylonia → Sumerian invention which made farmland much more productive

   True        False

3. Monotheism → Belief in many gods

   True        False

4. Monarchy → Government with an all-powerful, hereditary leader or ruler

   True        False

5. Plow → Rule made and enforced by government

   True        False