A) Amazon River B) Missouri River C) Euphrates River D) Nile River
A) Ur B) Mesopotamia C) Babylon D) Hammurabi
A) “Land between 2 rivers” B) “Land of a 1000 lakes” C) “Land of Hammurabi” D) “Land of the first civilization”
A) Babylon B) stylus C) Cuneiform D) English
A) Ruler B) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning C) River in Mesopotamia D) People and how they speak
A) Australia B) Fertile River C) South America D) Fertile Crescent
A) Ziggurat B) Church C) Pyramid D) Synagogue
A) Jew B) Islam C) Polytheism D) Monotheism
A) Saudi Arabia B) Egypt C) Iraq D) Antarctica
A) Form of religion B) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians C) System that groups use to make laws and decisions 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 make public signs B) To keep cows C) To keep records D) To tell stories
A) Asia B) France C) South America D) Africa
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 used as jars or cups for the wealthy. C) The cylinders were displayed in palaces and temples. 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 first written body of laws used to organize society. C) It is the basis for England’s Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution. D) It is the decree that kings use to show their authority.
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 grow more crops. C) They were able to trade over long distances. D) They were able to build a powerful navy.
A) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers B) Nile and Tigris Rivers C) Tigris and Sumer Rivers D) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers
A) 3500 AD B) 3500 B.C.E C) 1904 AD D) 10,000 B.C.E
A) A means to control water supply to the land B) A new method of fighting C) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to D) A paleolithic tool
A) City-State B) Empire C) State-City D) Culture
A) priest B) king C) scribe D) slave
A) tall tale B) fairy tale C) epic D) mystery
A) Sargon B) poppy C) Nebuchadnezzar D) Hammurabi
A) Sargon B) Gilgamesh C) Hammurabi D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Gilgamesh B) Sargon C) Nebuchadnezzar D) Hammurabi
A) Sumerians B) Babylonians C) Chaldeans D) Phoenicians
A) cedar wood B) chariots C) purple dye D) glass objects
A) Assyrians B) Sumerians C) Babylonians D) Chaldeans
A) wheel B) purple dye C) a code of laws D) alphabet
A) Utu B) Zeus C) Inanna D) Enlil
A) craftsmen B) farmers C) priest D) traders E) King
A) Lydians B) Chaldeans C) Babylonians D) Sumerians
A) it was one of the earliest civilizations 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's in an arid valley in the Middle East
A) led directly to the development of democracy B) had such lenient punishments, which allowed for personal freedom C) was considered unfair, causing people to rebel in the world's firs insurrection D) is thought to be one of the earliest written sets of laws
A) Utu B) Gilgamesh C) Hammurabi D) Sargon
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) polytheism B) rulers C) disciples D) deities
A) farmers B) kings C) priests D) war chiefs
A) so architects could display their work B) to honor the gods C) so they could easily be found D) to mark the center of the city
A) bows and arrows B) fire and chariots C) battleships and iron weapons D) iron weapons and chariots
A) Phoenicians B) Chaldeans C) Kassites D) Hittites
A) the Kassites B) the Phoenicians C) the Hittites D) the Assyrians
A) Babylon B) Ur C) Nineveh D) Sumer
A) people who produce more food than they need to survive B) a division of labor C) all of the these D) people living in an organized society E) people who live in towns or cities with some from of government
A) Historians B) Anthropologists C) Geographers D) Archaeologists
A) The soil was good for crops B) The caves provided shelter for the people C) The hills were rich with gold D) The forest was full of animals
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 record information B) To tell stories C) To teach people to farm D) To communicate with new people from different areas
A) Polytheism B) Deitism C) Theology D) Monotheism
A) Provided a route to get to other civilizations B) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food C) Provided a power source D) Formed barriers around civilizations
A) False B) True
A) the domestication of oxen B) the establishment of cities C) the creation of government D) the invention of writing ![]()
A) X B) Y C) W D) Z
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. |