A) Missouri River B) Nile River C) Amazon River D) Euphrates River
A) Mesopotamia B) Ur C) Babylon D) Hammurabi
A) “Land between 2 rivers” B) “Land of the first civilization” C) “Land of Hammurabi” D) “Land of a 1000 lakes”
A) Cuneiform B) Babylon C) English D) stylus
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) Australia C) Fertile River D) Fertile Crescent
A) Church B) Ziggurat C) Pyramid D) Synagogue
A) Polytheism B) Monotheism C) Islam D) Jew
A) Saudi Arabia B) Iraq C) Egypt D) Antarctica
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 Orontes B) The Tigris and Euphrates C) The Red Sea D) The Nile
A) To make public signs B) To tell stories C) To keep cows D) To keep records
A) Africa B) France C) Asia D) South America
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 rolled over clay to leave an imprint. C) The cylinders were used to standardize weights of trade items. D) The cylinders were displayed in palaces and temples.
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) ice that had formed on the river broke into bits B) strong winds that blew from the Persian Gulf C) snow that melted in the mountains where the rivers begin 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 build a powerful navy. D) They were able to trade over long distances.
A) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers B) Nile and Tigris Rivers C) Tigris and Sumer Rivers D) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
A) 3500 B.C.E B) 10,000 B.C.E C) 3500 AD D) 1904 AD
A) A means to control water supply to the land B) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to C) A new method of fighting D) A paleolithic tool
A) State-City B) City-State C) Culture D) Empire
A) king B) priest C) slave D) scribe
A) mystery B) tall tale C) epic D) fairy tale
A) Hammurabi B) Sargon C) poppy D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Gilgamesh C) Hammurabi D) Sargon
A) Sargon B) Gilgamesh C) Hammurabi D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Sumerians B) Chaldeans C) Babylonians D) Phoenicians
A) purple dye B) cedar wood C) glass objects D) chariots
A) Chaldeans B) Babylonians C) Assyrians D) Sumerians
A) purple dye B) wheel C) alphabet D) a code of laws
A) Enlil B) Utu C) Zeus D) Inanna
A) King B) priest C) farmers D) traders E) craftsmen
A) Lydians B) Chaldeans C) Sumerians D) Babylonians
A) it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture B) it was one of the earliest civilizations C) it's in an arid valley in the Middle East 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) led directly to the development of democracy C) had such lenient punishments, which allowed for personal freedom D) is thought to be one of the earliest written sets of laws
A) Gilgamesh B) Hammurabi C) Sargon D) Utu
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) polytheism B) disciples C) deities D) rulers
A) priests B) kings C) farmers D) war chiefs
A) to mark the center of the city B) so architects could display their work C) to honor the gods D) so they could easily be found
A) fire and chariots B) bows and arrows C) battleships and iron weapons D) iron weapons and chariots
A) Phoenicians B) Hittites C) Kassites D) Chaldeans
A) the Hittites B) the Assyrians C) the Phoenicians D) the Kassites
A) Nineveh B) Sumer C) Ur D) Babylon
A) people who produce more food than they need to survive B) people who live in towns or cities with some from of government C) people living in an organized society D) all of the these E) a division of labor
A) Historians B) Geographers C) Archaeologists D) Anthropologists
A) The soil was good for crops B) The forest was full of animals C) The hills were rich with gold D) The caves provided shelter for the people
A) Wars are fought over new land B) Old products are not used anymore C) Populations decrease D) New ideas are spread and culture grows
A) To teach people to farm B) To record information C) To tell stories D) To communicate with new people from different areas
A) Theology B) Monotheism C) Deitism D) Polytheism
A) Provided a route to get to other civilizations B) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food C) Provided a power source D) Formed barriers around civilizations
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) W D) Z
A) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. B) The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters. C) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. D) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate. |