A) Amazon River B) Nile River C) Euphrates River D) Missouri River
A) Mesopotamia B) Hammurabi C) Babylon D) Ur
A) “Land of the first civilization” B) “Land of Hammurabi” C) “Land between 2 rivers” D) “Land of a 1000 lakes”
A) English B) stylus C) Babylon D) Cuneiform
A) Ruler B) River in Mesopotamia C) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning D) People and how they speak
A) South America B) Fertile River C) Fertile Crescent D) Australia
A) Ziggurat B) Church C) Pyramid D) Synagogue
A) Islam B) Jew C) Polytheism D) Monotheism
A) Saudi Arabia B) Antarctica C) Iraq D) Egypt
A) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians B) Form of religion C) System that groups use to make laws and decisions D) Skill or knowledge to make products to meet our needs
A) The Red Sea B) The Orontes C) The Tigris and Euphrates D) The Nile
A) To tell stories B) To keep records C) To make public signs D) To keep cows
A) Asia B) France C) South America D) Africa
A) False B) True
A) Cradle of Laws B) Cradle of Islam C) Cradle of Civilization 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 first written body of laws used to organize society. B) It is the decree that kings use to show their authority. 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) strong winds that blew from the Persian Gulf B) ice that had formed on the river broke into bits C) snow that melted in the mountains where the rivers begin D) heavy rain falling throughout the area
A) They were able to build a powerful navy. B) They were able to trade over long distances. C) They were able to remain isolated from other cultures. D) They were able to grow more crops.
A) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers B) Nile and Tigris Rivers C) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers D) Tigris and Sumer Rivers
A) 3500 B.C.E B) 3500 AD C) 10,000 B.C.E D) 1904 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) City-State B) State-City C) Empire D) Culture
A) scribe B) priest C) king D) slave
A) epic B) mystery C) tall tale D) fairy tale
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) poppy C) Hammurabi D) Sargon
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Sargon C) Hammurabi D) Gilgamesh
A) Sargon B) Gilgamesh C) Hammurabi D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Phoenicians B) Babylonians C) Chaldeans D) Sumerians
A) chariots B) purple dye C) cedar wood D) glass objects
A) Babylonians B) Sumerians C) Assyrians D) Chaldeans
A) wheel B) purple dye C) alphabet D) a code of laws
A) Zeus B) Utu C) Enlil D) Inanna
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) 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) 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) Sargon B) Utu C) Gilgamesh D) Hammurabi
A) to keep people from moving to another city-state B) to protect the people of the city-state from floods C) to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland D) to protect the people of the city-state from attack
A) deities B) rulers C) disciples D) polytheism
A) priests B) kings C) farmers D) war chiefs
A) so architects could display their work B) to honor the gods C) so they could easily be found D) to mark the center of the city
A) iron weapons and chariots B) bows and arrows C) battleships and iron weapons D) fire and chariots
A) Kassites B) Hittites C) Chaldeans D) Phoenicians
A) the Kassites B) the Hittites C) the Phoenicians D) the Assyrians
A) Ur B) Nineveh C) Sumer D) Babylon
A) people who produce more food than they need to survive B) people living in an organized society C) people who live in towns or cities with some from of government D) all of the these E) a division of labor
A) Anthropologists B) Historians C) Geographers D) Archaeologists
A) The caves provided shelter for the people B) The hills were rich with gold C) The forest was full of animals D) The soil was good for crops
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) Monotheism B) Deitism 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) False B) True
A) the domestication of oxen B) the creation of government C) the establishment of cities D) the invention of writing ![]()
A) Y B) X 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. |