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Grade 8 Mesopotamia
Assyria was centered in Upper Mesopotamia.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Mesopotamia
What was the dominant religion in the Persian Empire?
  1. Christianity
  2. Buddhism
  3. Zoroastrianism
  4. Cult of Osiris
Grade 8 Mesopotamia
Which ancient empire was founded by Hammurabi?
  1. Babylonian
  2. Sumerian
  3. Akkadian
  4. Egyptian
Grade 8 Mesopotamia
Which was a Sumerian accomplishment?
  1. the wheel
  2. irrigation projects
  3. first written language
  4. all the above
Grade 8 Mesopotamia
Sumer was the world's earliest civilization.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Mesopotamia
Sumer was united in a single empire.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Mesopotamia
Centered on Ur, the Neo-Sumerian Empire arose after the fall of which empire?
  1. Achaemenid
  2. Babylonian
  3. Akkadian
  4. Assyrian
Grade 8 Mesopotamia
Which structure, originally built by Ur-Nammu in the 21st century BCE, was the most prominent in the city of Ur?
  1. the Ziggurat
  2. the Ishtar Gate
  3. the Palace of Nanna
  4. the Hanging Gardens
Grade 8 Mesopotamia
What was true of the Persian Empire?
  1. It frequently relocated conquered peoples to prevent revolts.
  2. It developed a large bureaucracy to manage its vast territory.
  3. It never developed a system of roads and cities.
  4. It was never conquered by a foreign power.
Grade 8 Mesopotamia
The Bronze Age followed the Copper Age.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Mesopotamia
Ashurbanipal conquered the Kushite Empire.
  1. True
  2. False
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