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