Unit 2 Test Review 2015 The following is the definition for what
word? The belief in many gods polytheism The following is the
definition for what word? A person who knew how to read and write
in Mesopotamia scribe The following is the definition for what
word? A method of controlling the amount of water to crops using
canals and levees irrigation The following is the definition for
what word? A large territory in which several groups of people are
ruled by a single leader or government empire The following is the
definition for what word? Writing that uses wedge- shaped
characters; the first writing system ever invented cuneiform The
following is the definition for what word? A wall of earth built to
prevent a river from flooding its banks levee The following is the
definition for what word? A characteristic of civilization that
includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or a group of
people culture The following is the definition for what word? An
ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a
shrine at the top; used to worship the many gods ziggurat The
following is the definition for what word? An early city that was
like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
City-state The following is the definition for what word? Fine
particles of rock silt The following is the definition for what
word? The way a region or country uses resources to produce and
sell or trade goods and services to meet people's needs and wants
economy Why did the people of Sumer construct walls around the
city? To protect themselves in the event of an attack Today, the
area of Mesopotamia is called? Iraq What is another name for the
area of Mesopotamia (Not a modern name) The Fertile Crescent What
is the name of the first civilization in Mesopotamia? Sumer Where
do all rivers begin? In the mountains Who wrote the oldest laws
that archaeologists have a copy of? Hammurabi What are the names of
the 2 rivers in Mesopotamia? The Tigris River and Euphrates River
Why did people in Mesopotamia build levees? To prevent the rivers
from flooding their crops What did the Mesopotamians invent that
made farming successful? The plow and irrigation What did silt do
to the irrigation canals? It clogged the canals preventing water
from getting to the crops What happened every year to cause the
rivers to flood? Rain and melted snow flowed down the mountains
into the rivers Why was Sumer a civilization and not an empire? It
consisted of many individual city-states, each with its own king.
Name 4 military techniques the Assyrians used to conquer cities. 1.
battering ram 2. horse-drawn chariots 3. siege warfare attacking
over and over, until surrender 4. built movable towers 5. iron
weapons Which leader created the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Nebuchadrezzar Which group of people in Mesopotamia were known as
blood-thirsty warriors? The Assyrians
