A) Missouri River B) Euphrates River C) Amazon River D) Nile River
A) Babylon B) Mesopotamia C) Ur D) Hammurabi
A) “Land of Hammurabi” B) “Land of a 1000 lakes” C) “Land of the first civilization” D) “Land between 2 rivers”
A) stylus B) English C) Cuneiform D) Babylon
A) River in Mesopotamia B) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning C) People and how they speak D) Ruler
A) Australia B) Fertile River C) Fertile Crescent D) South America
A) Synagogue B) Ziggurat C) Church D) Pyramid
A) Monotheism B) Jew C) Islam D) Polytheism
A) Saudi Arabia B) Iraq C) Egypt D) Antarctica
A) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians B) System that groups use to make laws and decisions C) Form of religion D) Skill or knowledge to make products to meet our needs
A) The Red Sea B) The Nile C) The Tigris and Euphrates D) The Orontes
A) To keep records B) To keep cows C) To tell stories D) To make public signs
A) South America B) France C) Africa D) Asia
A) True B) False
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 rolled over clay to leave an imprint. 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 basis for England’s Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution. C) It is the decree that kings use to show their authority. D) It was the first written constitution granting rights to all citizens.
A) strong winds that blew from the Persian Gulf B) snow that melted in the mountains where the rivers begin C) ice that had formed on the river broke into bits 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 remain isolated from other cultures. D) They were able to build a powerful navy.
A) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers B) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers C) Nile and Tigris Rivers D) Tigris and Sumer Rivers
A) 1904 AD B) 10,000 B.C.E C) 3500 B.C.E D) 3500 AD
A) A paleolithic tool B) A new method of fighting C) A means to control water supply to the land D) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to
A) State-City B) Culture C) City-State D) Empire
A) priest B) king C) scribe D) slave
A) tall tale B) fairy tale C) mystery D) epic
A) poppy B) Hammurabi C) Nebuchadnezzar D) Sargon
A) Hammurabi B) Nebuchadnezzar C) Gilgamesh D) Sargon
A) Gilgamesh B) Hammurabi C) Sargon D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Sumerians B) Phoenicians C) Chaldeans D) Babylonians
A) glass objects B) chariots C) cedar wood D) purple dye
A) Sumerians B) Chaldeans C) Assyrians D) Babylonians
A) a code of laws B) purple dye C) alphabet D) wheel
A) Enlil B) Inanna C) Zeus D) Utu
A) craftsmen B) farmers C) traders D) priest E) King
A) Sumerians B) Chaldeans C) Lydians D) Babylonians
A) it was one of the earliest civilizations B) the people who lived there had lots of children C) it's in an arid valley in the Middle East D) it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture
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) Utu B) Hammurabi C) Sargon D) Gilgamesh
A) to protect the people of the city-state from attack B) to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland C) to protect the people of the city-state from floods D) to keep people from moving to another city-state
A) rulers B) disciples C) deities D) polytheism
A) priests B) war chiefs C) kings D) farmers
A) so they could easily be found B) to mark the center of the city C) to honor the gods D) so architects could display their work
A) bows and arrows B) battleships and iron weapons C) fire and chariots D) iron weapons and chariots
A) Chaldeans B) Phoenicians C) Kassites D) Hittites
A) the Phoenicians B) the Kassites C) the Assyrians D) the Hittites
A) Babylon B) Nineveh C) Sumer D) Ur
A) all of the these B) people who produce more food than they need to survive C) a division of labor D) people who live in towns or cities with some from of government E) people living in an organized society
A) Geographers B) Historians C) Anthropologists D) Archaeologists
A) The forest was full of animals B) The caves provided shelter for the people C) The hills were rich with gold D) The soil was good for crops
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 teach people to farm B) To communicate with new people from different areas C) To record information D) To tell stories
A) Polytheism B) Theology C) Monotheism D) Deitism
A) Formed barriers around civilizations B) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food 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 invention of writing C) the domestication of oxen D) the creation of government ![]()
A) W B) Y C) X D) Z
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 their religious leaders were the hardest workers. D) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. |