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