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