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