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