WORLD HISTORY ancient Sumerians in the 3rd millennium BC, was

Quiz P_1 passed down to the ancient Babylonians, and is still

Name: used—in a modified form
Date: _______________________ 12. Also known as the
Course:
“Handy man”
I.IDENTIFICATION _______________________ 13. Also known as the
Directions: Identify the concept being stated. “thinking man”
Write your answer on the space provided before _______________________ 14. Also known as the
the number. “uprights man”
_______________________ 15. Also known as the
________________________1. Leader of Sumerians “southern ape-men” by their discoverers, they
city-state flourished in eastern and southern Africa and were
________________________ 2. “Land between two the first hominids to make simple stone tools.
rivers” _______________________ 16. Greek word
________________________ 3. A system of meaning “old”
government in which priests rule in the name of God _______________________ 17. Greek word
or a god. meaning “stone”
________________________ 4. Temple in _______________________ 18. It means “new”
Mesopotamia that aim is to get closer to the heaven, _______________________ 19. Transition period of
and provide access from the ground to it via steps. the old and new stone age.
The Mesopotamians believed that these pyramids _______________________ 20. Transition period of
temples connected heaven and earth. stone and metal age.
________________________ 5. Wife of
Nebuchadnezzar and a daughter of the Median king .
It is said that he built the Hanging Gardens for her. II. MATCHING TYPE
________________________ 6. System of writing of Directions: Match Column A to Column B. Write
Sumerians the letter of the correct answer on the space
________________________ 7. A well-preserved provided before the number.
Babylonian code of law of ancient Mesopotamia, Column A Column B
dated to about 1754 BC (Middle Chronology). It is one _____ 21. Sumerian A. Solomon
of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length _____ 22. Akkadian B.
in the world. Nebuchadnezzar
________________________ 8. It was an ancient _____ 23. Babylonian C. Cyrus
highway reorganized and rebuilt by the Persian king _____ 24. Assyrian D. Patesi
Darius the Great of the first Persian Empire in the 5th _____ 25. Chaldean E. Sargon
century BCE. Darius built the road to facilitate rapid _____ 26. Hebreo F. Asshurbanipal
communication throughout his very large empire from _____ 27. Persian G. Hammurabi
Susa to Sardis.
________________________ 9. Province of Persian
Empire
________________________ 10. They are also
known as the “traders of antiquity”
________________________ 11.It is a numeral
system with sixty as its base. It originated with the
III. DATA RETRIEVAL CHART
Directions: Fill up the chart with the correct
answers about the contributions of
Mesopotamian civilizations
Civilization Contributions

Sumerian 28.
29.
30.
Akkadian 31.
Babylonian 32.
Assyrian 33.
Chaldean 34.
35.
Hebrew 36.
Lydian 37
Phoenician 38
Persian 39
40

IV. ESSAY (41-60)

A. Enumerate the different characteristics of
civilizations. Which characteristics of
civilizations do you think were most
beneficial in helping the first civilizations
grow and endure? Explain. (10 points)
B. Identify the different periods of Stone Age.
Discuss the characteristics of each period.
(10 points)