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