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