A) Nile River B) Missouri River C) Amazon River D) Euphrates River
A) Ur B) Babylon C) Hammurabi D) Mesopotamia
A) “Land of Hammurabi” B) “Land between 2 rivers” C) “Land of a 1000 lakes” D) “Land of the first civilization”
A) Cuneiform B) Babylon C) stylus 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) Australia C) Fertile Crescent D) South America
A) Ziggurat B) Synagogue C) Pyramid D) Church
A) Polytheism B) Jew C) Monotheism D) Islam
A) Iraq B) Saudi Arabia C) Egypt D) Antarctica
A) Skill or knowledge to make products to meet our needs B) Form of religion C) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians D) System that groups use to make laws and decisions
A) The Orontes B) The Tigris and Euphrates C) The Nile D) The Red Sea
A) To make public signs B) To keep cows C) To keep records D) To tell stories
A) France B) South America C) Africa D) Asia
A) False B) True
A) Cradle of Laws B) Cradle of Civilization C) Cradle of Islam D) Cradle of land
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 is the first written body of laws used to organize society. D) It was the first written constitution granting rights to all citizens.
A) ice that had formed on the river broke into bits B) strong winds that blew from the Persian Gulf C) heavy rain falling throughout the area D) snow that melted in the mountains where the rivers begin
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) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers B) Tigris 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 means to control water supply to the land B) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to C) A new method of fighting D) A paleolithic tool
A) Culture B) Empire C) State-City D) City-State
A) scribe B) king C) priest D) slave
A) mystery B) epic C) tall tale D) fairy tale
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Sargon C) Hammurabi D) poppy
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Hammurabi C) Sargon D) Gilgamesh
A) Hammurabi B) Nebuchadnezzar C) Sargon D) Gilgamesh
A) Phoenicians B) Sumerians C) Babylonians D) Chaldeans
A) purple dye B) cedar wood C) glass objects D) chariots
A) Babylonians B) Chaldeans C) Assyrians D) Sumerians
A) alphabet B) wheel C) purple dye D) a code of laws
A) Zeus B) Utu C) Enlil D) Inanna
A) craftsmen B) traders C) farmers D) priest E) King
A) Babylonians B) Chaldeans C) Sumerians D) Lydians
A) it was one of the earliest civilizations B) it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture 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) is thought to be one of the earliest written sets of laws C) was considered unfair, causing people to rebel in the world's firs insurrection D) had such lenient punishments, which allowed for personal freedom
A) Gilgamesh B) Utu C) Hammurabi D) Sargon
A) to protect the people of the city-state from floods B) to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland C) to protect the people of the city-state from attack D) to keep people from moving to another city-state
A) deities B) polytheism C) disciples D) rulers
A) farmers B) priests C) kings D) war chiefs
A) to mark the center of the city B) to honor the gods C) so they could easily be found D) so architects could display their work
A) iron weapons and chariots B) fire and chariots C) bows and arrows D) battleships and iron weapons
A) Kassites B) Chaldeans C) Hittites D) Phoenicians
A) the Kassites B) the Assyrians C) the Hittites D) the Phoenicians
A) Sumer B) Babylon C) Nineveh D) Ur
A) people who produce more food than they need to survive 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) all of the these
A) Archaeologists B) Geographers C) Historians D) Anthropologists
A) The soil was good for crops B) The caves provided shelter for the people C) The forest was full of animals D) The hills were rich with gold
A) Wars are fought over new land B) Populations decrease C) New ideas are spread and culture grows D) Old products are not used anymore
A) To record information B) To communicate with new people from different areas C) To tell stories D) To teach people to farm
A) Polytheism B) Deitism C) Theology D) Monotheism
A) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food B) Formed barriers around civilizations C) Provided a route to get to other civilizations D) Provided a power source
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) X B) Y C) W D) Z
A) The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters. B) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. C) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. D) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate. |