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