A) Amazon River B) Nile River C) Euphrates River D) Missouri River
A) Babylon B) Ur C) Mesopotamia D) Hammurabi
A) “Land between 2 rivers” B) “Land of the first civilization” C) “Land of a 1000 lakes” D) “Land of Hammurabi”
A) English B) stylus C) Cuneiform D) Babylon
A) People and how they speak B) River in Mesopotamia C) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning D) Ruler
A) Australia B) Fertile River C) Fertile Crescent D) South America
A) Synagogue B) Church C) Ziggurat D) Pyramid
A) Polytheism B) Islam C) Jew D) Monotheism
A) Egypt B) Saudi Arabia C) Antarctica D) Iraq
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 Nile B) The Red Sea C) The Tigris and Euphrates D) The Orontes
A) To keep cows B) To make public signs C) To tell stories D) To keep records
A) South America B) France C) Asia D) Africa
A) False B) True
A) Cradle of Islam B) Cradle of Laws C) Cradle of Civilization D) Cradle of land
A) The cylinders were used as jars or cups for the wealthy. B) The cylinders were displayed in palaces and temples. C) The cylinders were used to standardize weights of trade items. D) The cylinders were rolled over clay to leave an imprint.
A) It is the decree that kings use to show their authority. B) It was the first written constitution granting rights to all citizens. 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) ice that had formed on the river broke into bits 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 grow more crops. B) They were able to remain isolated from other cultures. C) They were able to trade over long distances. D) They were able to build a powerful navy.
A) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers B) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers C) Nile and Tigris Rivers D) Tigris and Sumer 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) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to C) A paleolithic tool D) A new method of fighting
A) State-City B) Empire C) Culture D) City-State
A) priest B) king C) scribe D) slave
A) tall tale B) fairy tale C) mystery D) epic
A) poppy B) Nebuchadnezzar C) Sargon D) Hammurabi
A) Gilgamesh B) Hammurabi C) Nebuchadnezzar D) Sargon
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Gilgamesh C) Sargon D) Hammurabi
A) Babylonians B) Chaldeans C) Phoenicians D) Sumerians
A) purple dye B) glass objects C) cedar wood D) chariots
A) Assyrians B) Sumerians C) Chaldeans D) Babylonians
A) alphabet B) a code of laws C) purple dye D) wheel
A) Utu B) Inanna C) Zeus D) Enlil
A) traders B) King C) priest D) craftsmen E) farmers
A) Sumerians B) Lydians C) Babylonians D) Chaldeans
A) it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture B) it's in an arid valley in the Middle East C) it was one of the earliest civilizations D) the people who lived there had lots of children
A) led directly to the development of democracy B) was considered unfair, causing people to rebel in the world's firs insurrection C) is thought to be one of the earliest written sets of laws D) had such lenient punishments, which allowed for personal freedom
A) Utu B) Hammurabi C) Gilgamesh D) Sargon
A) to keep people from moving to another city-state B) to protect the people of the city-state from attack C) to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland D) to protect the people of the city-state from floods
A) deities B) disciples C) rulers D) polytheism
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) iron weapons and chariots B) fire and chariots C) battleships and iron weapons D) bows and arrows
A) Kassites B) Phoenicians C) Chaldeans D) Hittites
A) the Kassites B) the Assyrians C) the Phoenicians D) the Hittites
A) Ur B) Nineveh C) Babylon D) Sumer
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) a division of labor D) all of the these E) people living in an organized society
A) Geographers B) Anthropologists C) Archaeologists D) Historians
A) The caves provided shelter for the people B) The hills were rich with gold C) The forest was full of animals D) The soil was good for crops
A) Old products are not used anymore B) Populations decrease C) Wars are fought over new land 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) Monotheism B) Polytheism C) Deitism D) Theology
A) Provided a power source B) Provided a route to get to other civilizations C) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food D) Formed barriers around civilizations
A) False B) True
A) the invention of writing B) the creation of government C) the domestication of oxen D) the establishment of cities
A) Z B) X C) W D) Y
A) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. B) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate. C) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. D) The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters. |