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Chapter 3:
Mesopotamia
1.
Which of the following statements about the Sumerians' religion is NOT TRUE?
a.
A ziggurat, or temple, was the center of each Sumerian city, and it was believed to house the city's chief god.
b.
Sumerians believed that they were on Earth only to serve the gods.
c.
In the beginning, all Sumerian citizens voted on the appointment of priest-kings, but later kingship became hereditary.
d.
Since only priests could know the will of the gods, the early Sumerian priests served as kings of the city-states and controlled the land and schools.
2.
Writing developed in Sumer because _____.
a.
the government wanted the sons of the rich, the only children allowed to attend school, to have a method of communication that the poor people did not have
b.
people had to have a method of keeping track of business deals within the large cities
c.
the Sumerians wanted to preserve their history as the first city-builders in Mesopotamia
d.
the Sumerians needed a way to communicate about the government and laws they had created
3.
The most important reform for which Hammurabi of Babylon became known was setting up _____.
a.
a code of law by which everyone in the empire lived
b.
an improved system of irrigation
c.
a reorganized tax system
d.
a trade center in Babylon
4.
Mesopotamian contributions to later civilizations included _____.
a.
written laws, the invention of the wheel, and the development of a 12-month calendar
b.
written laws, the building of separate places of worship, and the practice of passing on land to children
c.
the development of occupations, working with metals, and praying to gods and goddesses of nature
d.
the development of a 12-month calendar, living in villages, and domesticating animals
5.
Sumerian civilization has been called "the cradle of civilization" because it was ______.
a.
the last Mesopotamian civilization
b.
when the first empire was created
c.
the site where the earliest humans lived
d.
the earliest known civilization
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