A) Amazon River B) Euphrates River C) Nile River D) Missouri River
A) Babylon B) Ur C) Mesopotamia D) Hammurabi
A) “Land of the first civilization” B) “Land of Hammurabi” C) “Land of a 1000 lakes” D) “Land between 2 rivers”
A) English B) stylus C) Cuneiform 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 River B) Australia C) Fertile Crescent D) South America
A) Ziggurat B) Synagogue C) Church D) Pyramid
A) Jew B) Monotheism C) Islam D) Polytheism
A) Iraq B) Saudi Arabia C) Antarctica D) Egypt
A) Form of religion B) System that groups use to make laws and decisions C) Skill or knowledge to make products to meet our needs D) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians
A) The Tigris and Euphrates B) The Orontes C) The Red Sea D) The Nile
A) To keep records B) To keep cows C) To make public signs D) To tell stories
A) France B) Africa C) South America D) Asia
A) True B) False
A) Cradle of Laws B) Cradle of Civilization C) Cradle of Islam D) Cradle of land
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 is the first written body of laws used to organize society. 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 basis for England’s Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution.
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 trade over long distances. B) They were able to grow more crops. C) They were able to build a powerful navy. D) They were able to remain isolated from other cultures.
A) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers B) Tigris and Sumer Rivers C) Nile and Tigris Rivers D) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
A) 3500 AD B) 3500 B.C.E C) 10,000 B.C.E D) 1904 AD
A) A new method of fighting B) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to C) A means to control water supply to the land D) A paleolithic tool
A) Empire B) State-City C) City-State D) Culture
A) slave B) priest C) scribe D) king
A) epic B) fairy tale C) tall tale D) mystery
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Sargon C) poppy D) Hammurabi
A) Sargon B) Nebuchadnezzar C) Gilgamesh D) Hammurabi
A) Gilgamesh B) Hammurabi C) Sargon D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Chaldeans B) Sumerians C) Phoenicians D) Babylonians
A) cedar wood B) chariots C) glass objects D) purple dye
A) Babylonians B) Sumerians C) Chaldeans D) Assyrians
A) wheel B) alphabet C) purple dye D) a code of laws
A) Enlil B) Inanna C) Utu D) Zeus
A) farmers B) traders C) priest D) craftsmen E) King
A) Chaldeans B) Sumerians C) Lydians D) Babylonians
A) it's in an arid valley in the Middle East B) it was one of the earliest civilizations C) it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture D) the people who lived there had lots of children
A) is thought to be one of the earliest written sets of laws B) had such lenient punishments, which allowed for personal freedom C) led directly to the development of democracy D) was considered unfair, causing people to rebel in the world's firs insurrection
A) Sargon B) Utu C) Hammurabi D) Gilgamesh
A) to protect the people of the city-state from floods B) to protect the people of the city-state from attack C) to keep people from moving to another city-state D) to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland
A) polytheism B) rulers C) disciples D) deities
A) war chiefs B) kings C) priests D) farmers
A) to mark the center of the city B) so architects could display their work C) so they could easily be found D) to honor the gods
A) iron weapons and chariots B) fire and chariots C) battleships and iron weapons D) bows and arrows
A) Chaldeans B) Phoenicians C) Kassites D) Hittites
A) the Kassites B) the Assyrians C) the Hittites D) the Phoenicians
A) Sumer B) Ur C) Babylon D) Nineveh
A) people living in an organized society B) all of the these C) a division of labor D) people who produce more food than they need to survive E) people who live in towns or cities with some from of government
A) Historians B) Anthropologists C) Archaeologists D) Geographers
A) The caves provided shelter for the people B) The forest was full of animals C) The hills were rich with gold D) The soil was good for crops
A) New ideas are spread and culture grows B) Populations decrease C) Old products are not used anymore D) Wars are fought over new land
A) To teach people to farm B) To tell stories C) To record information D) To communicate with new people from different areas
A) Monotheism B) Deitism C) Theology 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) False B) True
A) the invention of writing B) the creation of government C) the establishment of cities D) the domestication of oxen
A) Z B) X C) W D) Y
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 all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. D) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. |