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