What led to specialization and division of labor in Mesopotamia?
The rulers of Mesopotamia assigned occupations to the people.
Illness and injuries forced some farmers to stop farming and find other work.
Women were not allowed to farm, so they came up with other occupations.
Reliable and plentiful food production allowed some farmers to quit farming.
QUESTION 2
What is a belief system in which followers worship only one God called?
polytheism
monotheism
unitheism
agnosticism
QUESTION 3
Which Indo-European tribe developed a strong warrior society and built an empire that was frequently invaded by those seeking fertile land?
Hittites
Assyrians
Chaldeans
Phoenicians
QUestion 4
Zoroaster believed all of the following EXCEPT:
Ahura Mazda represented the good in the world.
Good and evil forces are in a constant struggle.
People should perform good deeds and refrain from bad choices.
People should pay tribute to the gods.
QUESTION 5
What was the key to Persia's communication network?
their system of canals
the domestication of beasts of burden
their system of roads
diplomacy with other cultures
QUESTION 6
The plentiful food production brought about by farming along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers allowed Mesopotamian villages and towns to develop into city-states that were nearly self-sufficient.
True
False
QUESTION 7
Hammurabi's Code dealt with which of the following aspects of law?
civil law
criminal law
international law
both a and b
QUESTION 8
After Cyrus the Great led a revolt against the Medes who had controlled Persia, he captured their territory and expanded the Persian Empire to make it one of the largest in history.
True
False
QUESTION 9
Which Indo-European invader had a calendar based on the phases of the moon?
Hittites
Assyrians
Chaldeans
Phoenicians
QUESTION 10
The Epic of Gilgamesh gives us a clue as to the kinds of behaviors that Mesopotamians considered civilized.
True
False
