A) Euphrates River B) Nile River C) Amazon River D) Missouri River
A) Ur B) Mesopotamia C) Hammurabi D) Babylon
A) “Land between 2 rivers” B) “Land of Hammurabi” C) “Land of a 1000 lakes” D) “Land of the first civilization”
A) Babylon B) Cuneiform C) stylus D) English
A) River in Mesopotamia B) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning C) Ruler D) People and how they speak
A) Fertile Crescent B) South America C) Australia D) Fertile River
A) Church B) Pyramid C) Ziggurat D) Synagogue
A) Polytheism B) Jew C) Monotheism D) Islam
A) Iraq B) Saudi Arabia C) Antarctica D) Egypt
A) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians B) System that groups use to make laws and decisions C) Form of religion D) Skill or knowledge to make products to meet our needs
A) The Orontes B) The Red Sea C) The Nile D) The Tigris and Euphrates
A) To keep cows B) To tell stories C) To keep records D) To make public signs
A) France B) Africa C) Asia D) South America
A) True B) False
A) Cradle of Islam B) Cradle of Laws C) Cradle of land D) Cradle of Civilization
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 displayed in palaces and temples. D) The cylinders were used as jars or cups for the wealthy.
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) 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 remain isolated from other cultures. B) They were able to grow more crops. C) They were able to build a powerful navy. D) They were able to trade over long distances.
A) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers B) Nile and Tigris Rivers C) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers D) Tigris and Sumer Rivers
A) 3500 B.C.E B) 10,000 B.C.E C) 1904 AD D) 3500 AD
A) A paleolithic tool B) A means to control water supply to the land C) A new method of fighting D) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to
A) Empire B) City-State C) State-City D) Culture
A) scribe B) slave C) priest D) king
A) mystery B) tall tale C) epic D) fairy tale
A) Hammurabi B) poppy C) Nebuchadnezzar D) Sargon
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Sargon C) Gilgamesh D) Hammurabi
A) Sargon B) Nebuchadnezzar C) Gilgamesh D) Hammurabi
A) Babylonians B) Sumerians C) Phoenicians D) Chaldeans
A) chariots B) purple dye C) cedar wood D) glass objects
A) Sumerians B) Chaldeans C) Babylonians D) Assyrians
A) a code of laws B) purple dye C) alphabet D) wheel
A) Zeus B) Enlil C) Inanna D) Utu
A) traders B) King C) craftsmen D) farmers E) priest
A) Babylonians B) Lydians C) Chaldeans 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) Sargon B) Hammurabi C) Utu D) Gilgamesh
A) to protect the people of the city-state from attack 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 floods
A) rulers B) disciples C) deities D) polytheism
A) kings B) war chiefs C) priests D) farmers
A) so architects could display their work B) so they could easily be found C) to mark the center of the city D) to honor the gods
A) bows and arrows B) battleships and iron weapons C) iron weapons and chariots D) fire and chariots
A) Kassites B) Hittites C) Chaldeans D) Phoenicians
A) the Assyrians B) the Phoenicians C) the Hittites D) the Kassites
A) Nineveh B) Sumer C) Babylon D) Ur
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) Anthropologists B) Archaeologists C) Geographers D) Historians
A) The forest was full of animals B) The caves provided shelter for the people C) The soil was good for crops D) The hills were rich with gold
A) Wars are fought over new land B) Populations decrease 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) Deitism B) Theology C) Monotheism D) Polytheism
A) Formed barriers around civilizations B) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food C) Provided a power source D) Provided a route to get to other civilizations
A) True B) False
A) the invention of writing B) the creation of government C) the domestication of oxen D) the establishment of cities
A) X B) W C) Y D) Z
A) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. B) The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters. C) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate. D) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. |