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