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