AnswersGA-GSE World History AThe Fertile Crescent

Phoenicia, Assyria, and Persia Answers

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The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of history’s oldest surviving

A
ziggurats.
B
civilizations.
C
works of literature.
D
trade routes.
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The development of Hummurabi’s Code is proof that

A
Mesopotamia gave rise to civilization.
B
many mountains in Mesopotamia are more than 12,000 feet high.
C
alluvial soil is left behind by receding flood waters.
D
Sumer was home to a dozen city-states.
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What does “Mesopotamia” mean?

A
land between the mountains
B
land between the oceans
C
land between the continents
D
land between the rivers
4

Which of these events happened last?

A
Agriculture began.
B
Hammurabi’s Code was developed.
C
Cuneiform was first used.
D
Sumerian civilization arose.
5

The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of history’s oldest surviving

A
ziggurats.
B
civilizations.
C
works of literature.
D
trade routes.
6

Hammurabi is best remembered for his

A
legal code.
B
invention of the wheel.
C
worship of many gods.
D
system of irrigation.
7

When river waters recede after floods, the uncovered soil is described as

A
polytheistic.
B
domesticated.
C
alluvial.
D
irrigated.
8

Having a ziggurat signified that a Sumerian city was

A
in need of protection.
B
located on a river.
C
large and important.
D
small and unimportant.
9

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are part of what region?

A
the Indus Valley
B
China
C
the Fertile Crescent
D
Europe
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The name of the first great civilization in Mesopotamia was

A
Egypt.
B
Sumer.
C
Tigris.
D
Euphrates.

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