A) Euphrates River B) Nile River C) Missouri River D) Amazon River
A) Mesopotamia B) Hammurabi C) Ur D) Babylon
A) “Land of the first civilization” B) “Land of a 1000 lakes” C) “Land between 2 rivers” D) “Land of Hammurabi”
A) Cuneiform B) Babylon C) English D) stylus
A) River in Mesopotamia B) Ruler C) People and how they speak D) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning
A) Australia B) Fertile Crescent C) South America D) Fertile River
A) Church B) Ziggurat C) Synagogue D) Pyramid
A) Monotheism B) Polytheism C) Islam D) Jew
A) Iraq B) Saudi Arabia C) Egypt 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 Tigris and Euphrates C) The Nile D) The Orontes
A) To keep records B) To keep cows C) To tell stories D) To make public signs
A) France B) Asia C) Africa D) South America
A) False B) True
A) Cradle of land B) Cradle of Islam C) Cradle of Laws D) Cradle of Civilization
A) The cylinders were used as jars or cups for the wealthy. B) The cylinders were rolled over clay to leave an imprint. C) The cylinders were displayed in palaces and temples. D) The cylinders were used to standardize weights of trade items.
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 is the decree that kings use to show their authority. D) It was the first written constitution granting rights to all citizens.
A) strong winds that blew from the Persian Gulf B) snow that melted in the mountains where the rivers begin 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 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) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers C) Nile and Tigris Rivers D) Tigris and Sumer Rivers
A) 3500 AD B) 3500 B.C.E C) 1904 AD D) 10,000 B.C.E
A) A means to control water supply to the land B) A paleolithic tool C) A new method of fighting D) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to
A) Empire B) Culture C) State-City D) City-State
A) king B) slave C) priest D) scribe
A) fairy tale B) epic C) mystery D) tall tale
A) poppy B) Nebuchadnezzar C) Hammurabi D) Sargon
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Sargon C) Hammurabi D) Gilgamesh
A) Sargon B) Nebuchadnezzar C) Gilgamesh D) Hammurabi
A) Chaldeans B) Sumerians C) Babylonians D) Phoenicians
A) glass objects B) purple dye C) cedar wood D) chariots
A) Chaldeans B) Assyrians C) Babylonians D) Sumerians
A) a code of laws B) wheel C) purple dye D) alphabet
A) Inanna B) Utu C) Zeus D) Enlil
A) craftsmen B) King C) traders D) priest E) farmers
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) led directly to the development of democracy 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) Hammurabi B) Gilgamesh C) Sargon D) Utu
A) to keep people from moving to another city-state B) to protect the people of the city-state from floods C) to protect the people of the city-state from attack D) to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland
A) polytheism B) disciples C) rulers D) deities
A) kings B) priests C) farmers D) war chiefs
A) to mark the center of the city B) so architects could display their work C) so they could easily be found D) to honor the gods
A) battleships and iron weapons B) iron weapons and chariots C) bows and arrows D) fire and chariots
A) Hittites B) Phoenicians C) Kassites D) Chaldeans
A) the Hittites B) the Assyrians C) the Kassites D) the Phoenicians
A) Ur B) Nineveh C) Sumer D) Babylon
A) people living in an organized society B) all of the these 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) a division of labor
A) Archaeologists B) Historians C) Anthropologists D) Geographers
A) The soil was good for crops B) The hills were rich with gold C) The forest was full of animals D) The caves provided shelter for the people
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 teach people to farm C) To communicate with new people from different areas D) To tell stories
A) Polytheism B) Deitism C) Theology D) Monotheism
A) Formed barriers around civilizations B) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food C) Provided a power source D) Provided a route to get to other civilizations
A) False B) True
A) the invention of writing B) the creation of government C) the establishment of cities D) the domestication of oxen
A) Z B) W C) Y D) X
A) The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters. B) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate. C) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. D) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. |