A) Euphrates River B) Missouri River C) Amazon River D) Nile River
A) Mesopotamia B) Babylon C) Ur D) Hammurabi
A) “Land of the first civilization” B) “Land of a 1000 lakes” C) “Land between 2 rivers” D) “Land of Hammurabi”
A) stylus B) Cuneiform C) Babylon D) English
A) Ruler B) People and how they speak C) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning D) River in Mesopotamia
A) Fertile River B) South America C) Australia D) Fertile Crescent
A) Synagogue B) Pyramid C) Church D) Ziggurat
A) Monotheism B) Polytheism C) Jew D) Islam
A) Antarctica B) Saudi Arabia C) Egypt D) Iraq
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 Nile B) The Orontes C) The Tigris and Euphrates D) The Red Sea
A) To keep cows B) To keep records C) To tell stories D) To make public signs
A) South America B) France C) Asia D) Africa
A) False B) True
A) Cradle of Civilization B) Cradle of Islam C) Cradle of Laws D) Cradle of land
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 decree that kings use to show their authority. D) It is the first written body of laws used to organize society.
A) snow that melted in the mountains where the rivers begin B) heavy rain falling throughout the area C) strong winds that blew from the Persian Gulf D) ice that had formed on the river broke into bits
A) They were able to grow more crops. B) They were able to trade over long distances. C) They were able to remain isolated from other cultures. D) They were able to build a powerful navy.
A) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers B) Tigris and Sumer Rivers C) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers D) Nile and Tigris Rivers
A) 3500 AD B) 1904 AD C) 10,000 B.C.E D) 3500 B.C.E
A) A means to control water supply to the land B) A paleolithic tool C) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to D) A new method of fighting
A) Empire B) Culture C) City-State D) State-City
A) king B) slave C) priest D) scribe
A) tall tale B) fairy tale C) mystery D) epic
A) poppy B) Hammurabi C) Sargon D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Sargon B) Hammurabi C) Gilgamesh D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Hammurabi B) Nebuchadnezzar C) Sargon D) Gilgamesh
A) Babylonians B) Sumerians C) Phoenicians D) Chaldeans
A) purple dye B) glass objects C) chariots D) cedar wood
A) Chaldeans B) Sumerians C) Babylonians D) Assyrians
A) alphabet B) purple dye C) a code of laws D) wheel
A) Enlil B) Inanna C) Zeus D) Utu
A) craftsmen B) farmers C) King D) traders E) priest
A) Sumerians B) Chaldeans C) Babylonians D) Lydians
A) it's in an arid valley in the Middle East B) it was one of the earliest civilizations C) the people who lived there had lots of children D) it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture
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) Utu B) Hammurabi C) Gilgamesh D) Sargon
A) to protect the people of the city-state from attack B) to protect the people of the city-state from floods C) to keep people from moving to another city-state D) to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland
A) polytheism B) disciples C) deities D) rulers
A) war chiefs B) farmers C) priests D) kings
A) so they could easily be found B) to honor the gods C) to mark the center of the city D) so architects could display their work
A) fire and chariots B) battleships and iron weapons C) bows and arrows D) iron weapons and chariots
A) Hittites B) Kassites C) Chaldeans D) Phoenicians
A) the Kassites B) the Phoenicians C) the Assyrians D) the Hittites
A) Babylon B) Ur C) Nineveh D) Sumer
A) all of the these B) people who live in towns or cities with some from of government C) people who produce more food than they need to survive D) people living in an organized society E) a division of labor
A) Geographers B) Archaeologists C) Historians D) Anthropologists
A) The soil was good for crops B) The caves provided shelter for the people C) The hills were rich with gold D) The forest was full of animals
A) Populations decrease B) New ideas are spread and culture grows C) Wars are fought over new land D) Old products are not used anymore
A) To teach people to farm B) To communicate with new people from different areas C) To tell stories D) To record information
A) Monotheism B) Theology C) Polytheism D) Deitism
A) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food B) Provided a power source C) Formed barriers around civilizations D) Provided a route to get to other civilizations
A) False B) True
A) the domestication of oxen B) the creation of government C) the invention of writing D) the establishment of cities ![]()
A) Y B) W C) X D) Z
A) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate. B) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. C) The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters. D) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. |