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