DÜNYA MEDENİYETLERİNE GİRİŞ - Deneme Sınavı - 11

Assyrians were the warrior society that came from the northern part of Mesopotamia and ruled the region between 870-612 BCE.

Statements II-III and IV include true information about the ancient temple Ziggurat.

Statements II-III and IV define the categories of societal organization in the Mesopotamian Civilization.

Diagnostic Handbook is the Babylonian text that introduced the methods of therapy and etiology.

The Babylonians (2004-1595 BCE and 625-539 BCE) established the city of Babylon, which became the most influential city in Mesopotamia. At times the Babylonians would form vast empires that ruled much of the Middle East. The Babylonians were the first to record their system of law. The correct answer is E.

The Sumerians (5000-2300 BCE) were the first humans known to form a civilization. They invented city, government, and writing -- the frame of civilization. The correct answer is E.

The Akkadians (2334 – 2193 BCE) came next. They shaped the first united empire and thus the city-states of Sumer were united under one ruler. The Akkadian language replaced the Sumerian language during this time and later became the language of Mesopotamia. The correct answer is D.

About 4000 BCE, the Sumerians founded the cities of Ur and Lagash, at the mouth of the Euphrates river. These constituted the largest cities in the world. Doğru yanıt " A " dır.

The Mesopotamian Civilization brought forth some of the most important developments in human history. The innovations of these industrious people included (quizlet.com):
• the invention of the wheel,
• the planting of the first cereal crops,
• the development of cursive script,
• mathematics,
• astronomy, and
• agriculture,. Doğru yanıt " B " dir.

The Sumerians (5000-2300 BCE) were the first humans known to form a civilization. They invented city, government, and writing -- the frame of civilization. Doğru yanıt " C " dir.

A ziggurat is a temple of ancient Mesopotamia (they were built since 2000 BCE) that takes the form of a stepped pyramid or tower. Doğru yanıt " D " dir.

Sumerian society was based on a complex arrangement of freedom and dependence. It was divided in four categories:
• Nobles,
• Free clients of the nobility,
• Commoners, 
• Slaves. Doğru yanıt " E " dir.

The first important set of rules or code of laws was fashioned by Hammurabi, the King of Babylon around 2000 BCE. They were 282 laws in Hammurabi’s code and they covered everything that seemed likely to be important. Doğru yanıt " A " dır.

The Mesopotamians made the world’s first boats, using the canal system, for easy water borne transportation of people, goods, and cattle. They also engaged in deep-water seafaring, however, using a variety of ships to reach faraway lands in search of metals, rare woods, and other materials. Doğru yanıt " B " dir.

334 - 328 BCE: The Persian Empire, including Mesopotamia, is conquered by the Macedonian king Alexander the Great. He dies in Babylon (middle part of Mesopotamia) in 323 BCE. The Mesopotamian Civilization merges with the Hellenic Civilization into the Hellenistic Civilization. Doğru yanıt " C " dir.

Ottoman Empire rule ended with World War I, and Iraq came to be administered by the British Empire as Mandatory Iraq until the establishment of the Kingdom of Iraq in 1933; France ruled Syria in the period from 1917 to 1946. A republic was established in 1958 following a coup d’état. Doğru yanıt " D " dir.

After 6,000 years of world civilizational development, in the 21st century two new civilizations are rising:

• Global Civilization is transforming the Western Civilization and the global economy.

• Virtual Civilization is emerging as the extension of Global Civilization.

Doğru yanıt " E " dir.

There are five key characteristics that set its city, Sumer, apart from earlier human habitations, according to the World History Library (library 07.com):

• Advanced cities (commencing at 4000 BCE),

• Specialized workers,

• Complex institutions,

• Record keeping in writing,

• Improved technology (the wheel).

The correct answer is D.

The Mesopotamian Civilization brought forth some of the most important developments in human history. The innovations of these industrious people included (quizlet.com):

• the invention of the wheel,

• the planting of the first cereal crops,

• the development of cursive script,

• mathematics,

• astronomy, and

• agriculture.

The correct answer is E.

The Babylonians were the first to record their system of law. The correct answer is C.