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