A) Missouri River B) Amazon River C) Nile River D) Euphrates River
A) Hammurabi B) Mesopotamia C) Ur D) Babylon
A) “Land of Hammurabi” B) “Land of the first civilization” C) “Land between 2 rivers” D) “Land of a 1000 lakes”
A) English B) Cuneiform C) stylus D) Babylon
A) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning B) People and how they speak C) River in Mesopotamia D) Ruler
A) South America B) Fertile River C) Australia D) Fertile Crescent
A) Ziggurat B) Synagogue C) Pyramid D) Church
A) Jew B) Polytheism C) Monotheism D) Islam
A) Iraq B) Saudi Arabia C) Egypt D) Antarctica
A) Skill or knowledge to make products to meet our needs B) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians C) Form of religion D) System that groups use to make laws and decisions
A) The Nile B) The Red Sea C) The Tigris and Euphrates D) The Orontes
A) To tell stories B) To keep cows C) To make public signs D) To keep records
A) France B) Asia C) Africa D) South America
A) True B) False
A) Cradle of Islam B) Cradle of Laws C) Cradle of Civilization D) Cradle of land
A) The cylinders were rolled over clay to leave an imprint. B) The cylinders were used to standardize weights of trade items. C) The cylinders were displayed in palaces and temples. D) The cylinders were used as jars or cups for the wealthy.
A) It was the first written constitution granting rights to all citizens. B) It is the decree that kings use to show their authority. C) It is the basis for England’s Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution. D) It is the first written body of laws used to organize society.
A) strong winds that blew from the Persian Gulf B) ice that had formed on the river broke into bits C) snow that melted in the mountains where the rivers begin D) heavy rain falling throughout the area
A) They were able to grow more crops. B) They were able to trade over long distances. C) They were able to build a powerful navy. D) They were able to remain isolated from other cultures.
A) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers B) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers C) Nile and Tigris Rivers D) Tigris and Sumer Rivers
A) 3500 B.C.E B) 3500 AD C) 1904 AD D) 10,000 B.C.E
A) A new method of fighting B) A means to control water supply to the land C) A paleolithic tool D) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to
A) Empire B) Culture C) City-State D) State-City
A) scribe B) king C) priest D) slave
A) tall tale B) epic C) fairy tale D) mystery
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) poppy C) Hammurabi D) Sargon
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Gilgamesh C) Hammurabi D) Sargon
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Hammurabi C) Gilgamesh D) Sargon
A) Chaldeans B) Sumerians C) Babylonians D) Phoenicians
A) chariots B) purple dye C) cedar wood D) glass objects
A) Sumerians B) Babylonians C) Assyrians D) Chaldeans
A) wheel B) a code of laws C) purple dye D) alphabet
A) Enlil B) Zeus C) Inanna D) Utu
A) craftsmen B) farmers C) King D) priest E) traders
A) Sumerians B) Lydians C) Babylonians D) Chaldeans
A) it was one of the earliest civilizations B) it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture C) it's in an arid valley in the Middle East D) the people who lived there had lots of children
A) is thought to be one of the earliest written sets of laws B) had such lenient punishments, which allowed for personal freedom C) was considered unfair, causing people to rebel in the world's firs insurrection D) led directly to the development of democracy
A) Hammurabi B) Utu C) Sargon D) Gilgamesh
A) to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland B) to keep people from moving to another city-state C) to protect the people of the city-state from attack D) to protect the people of the city-state from floods
A) disciples B) rulers C) polytheism D) deities
A) kings B) war chiefs C) farmers D) priests
A) to mark the center of the city B) to honor the gods C) so they could easily be found D) so architects could display their work
A) bows and arrows B) fire and chariots C) iron weapons and chariots D) battleships and iron weapons
A) Chaldeans B) Kassites C) Phoenicians D) Hittites
A) the Kassites B) the Hittites C) the Assyrians D) the Phoenicians
A) Ur B) Babylon C) Sumer D) Nineveh
A) a division of labor B) all of the these C) people who produce more food than they need to survive D) people who live in towns or cities with some from of government E) people living in an organized society
A) Anthropologists B) Geographers C) Historians D) Archaeologists
A) The caves provided shelter for the people B) The soil was good for crops C) The forest was full of animals D) The hills were rich with gold
A) Populations decrease B) New ideas are spread and culture grows C) Old products are not used anymore D) Wars are fought over new land
A) To record information B) To teach people to farm C) To tell stories D) To communicate with new people from different areas
A) Polytheism B) Deitism C) Theology D) Monotheism
A) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food B) Formed barriers around civilizations C) Provided a power source D) Provided a route to get to other civilizations
A) False B) True
A) the establishment of cities B) the domestication of oxen C) the invention of writing D) the creation of government ![]()
A) Y B) X C) W D) Z
A) The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters. B) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. C) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. D) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate. |