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