A) Euphrates River B) Nile River C) Amazon River D) Missouri River
A) Babylon B) Mesopotamia C) Ur D) Hammurabi
A) “Land of a 1000 lakes” B) “Land of the first civilization” C) “Land between 2 rivers” D) “Land of Hammurabi”
A) English B) Cuneiform C) Babylon D) stylus
A) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning B) River in Mesopotamia C) People and how they speak D) Ruler
A) Australia B) South America C) Fertile Crescent D) Fertile River
A) Ziggurat B) Church C) Synagogue D) Pyramid
A) Monotheism B) Islam C) Jew D) Polytheism
A) Antarctica B) Egypt C) Saudi Arabia D) Iraq
A) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians B) Form of religion C) System that groups use to make laws and decisions D) Skill or knowledge to make products to meet our needs
A) The Tigris and Euphrates B) The Nile C) The Orontes D) The Red Sea
A) To make public signs B) To keep records C) To tell stories D) To keep cows
A) Africa B) Asia C) South America D) France
A) True B) False
A) Cradle of Civilization B) Cradle of land C) Cradle of Islam D) Cradle of Laws
A) The cylinders were displayed in palaces and temples. B) The cylinders were used to standardize weights of trade items. C) The cylinders were rolled over clay to leave an imprint. 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) strong winds that blew from the Persian Gulf B) snow that melted in the mountains where the rivers begin C) heavy rain falling throughout the area D) ice that had formed on the river broke into bits
A) They were able to remain isolated from other cultures. B) They were able to build a powerful navy. C) They were able to grow more crops. D) They were able to trade over long distances.
A) Tigris and Sumer Rivers B) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers C) Nile and Tigris Rivers D) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
A) 3500 B.C.E B) 1904 AD C) 3500 AD D) 10,000 B.C.E
A) A means to control water supply to the land B) A paleolithic tool C) A new method of fighting D) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to
A) Empire B) Culture C) City-State D) State-City
A) priest B) slave C) scribe D) king
A) epic B) tall tale C) fairy tale D) mystery
A) Sargon B) Hammurabi C) Nebuchadnezzar D) poppy
A) Gilgamesh B) Sargon C) Hammurabi D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Hammurabi B) Gilgamesh C) Sargon D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Phoenicians B) Chaldeans C) Sumerians D) Babylonians
A) glass objects B) chariots C) cedar wood D) purple dye
A) Babylonians B) Chaldeans C) Sumerians D) Assyrians
A) a code of laws B) purple dye C) alphabet D) wheel
A) Enlil B) Zeus C) Inanna D) Utu
A) priest B) craftsmen C) King D) farmers E) traders
A) Babylonians B) Sumerians C) Chaldeans D) Lydians
A) it was one of the earliest civilizations B) the people who lived there had lots of children C) it's in an arid valley in the Middle East D) it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture
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) led directly to the development of democracy D) is thought to be one of the earliest written sets of laws
A) Utu B) Hammurabi C) Sargon D) Gilgamesh
A) to protect the people of the city-state from attack B) to protect the people of the city-state from floods C) to keep people from moving to another city-state D) to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland
A) disciples B) polytheism C) deities D) rulers
A) farmers B) war chiefs C) kings D) priests
A) to honor the gods B) so architects could display their work C) to mark the center of the city D) so they could easily be found
A) fire and chariots B) bows and arrows C) battleships and iron weapons D) iron weapons and chariots
A) Kassites B) Hittites C) Phoenicians D) Chaldeans
A) the Phoenicians B) the Hittites C) the Kassites D) the Assyrians
A) Ur B) Babylon C) Sumer D) Nineveh
A) a division of labor B) people living in an organized society C) all of the these 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) Anthropologists B) Geographers C) Archaeologists D) Historians
A) The soil was good for crops B) The caves provided shelter for the people C) The hills were rich with gold D) The forest was full of animals
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 communicate with new people from different areas D) To record information
A) Deitism B) Polytheism C) Theology D) Monotheism
A) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food B) Provided a power source C) Provided a route to get to other civilizations D) Formed barriers around civilizations
A) True B) False
A) the domestication of oxen B) the establishment of cities C) the invention of writing D) the creation of government ![]()
A) Y B) X C) W D) Z
A) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate. B) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. C) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. D) The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters. |