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