A) Missouri River B) Euphrates River C) Amazon River D) Nile River
A) Babylon B) Hammurabi C) Ur D) Mesopotamia
A) “Land of the first civilization” B) “Land of a 1000 lakes” C) “Land of Hammurabi” D) “Land between 2 rivers”
A) English B) Babylon C) Cuneiform D) stylus
A) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning B) River in Mesopotamia C) Ruler D) People and how they speak
A) Fertile Crescent B) Fertile River C) South America D) Australia
A) Church B) Pyramid C) Synagogue D) Ziggurat
A) Islam B) Jew C) Polytheism D) Monotheism
A) Saudi Arabia B) Egypt C) Antarctica D) Iraq
A) Form of religion B) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians C) Skill or knowledge to make products to meet our needs D) System that groups use to make laws and decisions
A) The Orontes B) The Nile C) The Tigris and Euphrates D) The Red Sea
A) To tell stories B) To make public signs C) To keep cows D) To keep records
A) France B) South America C) Asia D) Africa
A) True B) False
A) Cradle of Civilization B) Cradle of Islam C) Cradle of Laws D) Cradle of land
A) The cylinders were used as jars or cups for the wealthy. B) The cylinders were displayed in palaces and temples. C) The cylinders were rolled over clay to leave an imprint. D) The cylinders were used to standardize weights of trade items.
A) It was the first written constitution granting rights to all citizens. B) It is the first written body of laws used to organize society. C) It is the decree that kings use to show their authority. 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) 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 remain isolated from other cultures. B) They were able to trade over long distances. C) They were able to build a powerful navy. D) They were able to grow more crops.
A) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers B) Tigris and Sumer Rivers C) Nile and Tigris Rivers D) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
A) 10,000 B.C.E B) 3500 AD C) 3500 B.C.E D) 1904 AD
A) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to B) A new method of fighting C) A paleolithic tool D) A means to control water supply to the land
A) Empire B) State-City C) City-State D) Culture
A) slave B) scribe C) king D) priest
A) tall tale B) mystery C) epic D) fairy tale
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Sargon C) Hammurabi D) poppy
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Hammurabi C) Gilgamesh D) Sargon
A) Gilgamesh B) Nebuchadnezzar C) Hammurabi D) Sargon
A) Phoenicians B) Babylonians C) Chaldeans D) Sumerians
A) glass objects B) cedar wood C) chariots D) purple dye
A) Assyrians B) Sumerians C) Chaldeans D) Babylonians
A) a code of laws B) wheel C) purple dye D) alphabet
A) Zeus B) Enlil C) Inanna D) Utu
A) King B) priest C) traders D) farmers E) craftsmen
A) Chaldeans B) Babylonians C) Sumerians D) Lydians
A) it's in an arid valley in the Middle East B) it was one of the earliest civilizations C) it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture D) the people who lived there had lots of children
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) Sargon B) Gilgamesh C) Hammurabi D) Utu
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) deities B) disciples C) polytheism D) rulers
A) kings B) war chiefs C) priests D) farmers
A) to mark the center of the city B) to honor the gods C) so architects could display their work D) so they could easily be found
A) battleships and iron weapons B) iron weapons and chariots C) bows and arrows D) fire and chariots
A) Kassites B) Chaldeans C) Hittites D) Phoenicians
A) the Phoenicians B) the Assyrians C) the Hittites D) the Kassites
A) Ur B) Nineveh C) Babylon D) Sumer
A) people living in an organized society B) people who live in towns or cities with some from of government C) a division of labor D) all of the these E) people who produce more food than they need to survive
A) Archaeologists B) Historians C) Anthropologists D) Geographers
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 communicate with new people from different areas C) To tell stories D) To teach people to farm
A) Deitism B) Polytheism C) Monotheism D) Theology
A) Formed barriers around civilizations B) Provided a route to get to other civilizations C) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food D) Provided a power source
A) False B) True
A) the domestication of oxen B) the invention of writing C) the creation of government D) the establishment of cities
A) W B) X C) Y D) Z
A) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. B) The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters. C) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate. D) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. |