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