A) Amazon River B) Missouri River C) Euphrates River D) Nile River
A) Hammurabi B) Mesopotamia C) Ur D) Babylon
A) “Land of a 1000 lakes” B) “Land of the first civilization” C) “Land between 2 rivers” D) “Land of Hammurabi”
A) Babylon B) Cuneiform C) stylus D) English
A) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning B) People and how they speak C) Ruler D) River in Mesopotamia
A) Australia B) Fertile Crescent C) Fertile River D) South America
A) Synagogue B) Church C) Ziggurat D) Pyramid
A) Polytheism B) Monotheism C) Jew D) Islam
A) Antarctica B) Iraq C) Saudi Arabia 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 Tigris and Euphrates B) The Red Sea C) The Nile D) The Orontes
A) To keep records B) To tell stories C) To keep cows D) To make public signs
A) France B) Asia C) Africa D) South America
A) False B) True
A) Cradle of Laws B) Cradle of land C) Cradle of Civilization D) Cradle of Islam
A) The cylinders were used to standardize weights of trade items. B) The cylinders were used as jars or cups for the wealthy. C) The cylinders were displayed in palaces and temples. D) The cylinders were rolled over clay to leave an imprint.
A) It is the first written body of laws used to organize society. B) It is the basis for England’s Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution. C) It was the first written constitution granting rights to all citizens. D) It is the decree that kings use to show their authority.
A) heavy rain falling throughout the area B) snow that melted in the mountains where the rivers begin C) strong winds that blew from the Persian Gulf D) ice that had formed on the river broke into bits
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) Tigris and Sumer Rivers B) Nile and Tigris Rivers C) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers D) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
A) 1904 AD B) 10,000 B.C.E C) 3500 B.C.E D) 3500 AD
A) A paleolithic tool B) A new method of fighting C) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to D) A means to control water supply to the land
A) Empire B) City-State C) State-City D) Culture
A) scribe B) slave C) king D) priest
A) tall tale B) mystery C) fairy tale D) epic
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Sargon C) poppy D) Hammurabi
A) Gilgamesh B) Sargon C) Nebuchadnezzar D) Hammurabi
A) Gilgamesh B) Nebuchadnezzar C) Sargon D) Hammurabi
A) Phoenicians B) Chaldeans C) Babylonians D) Sumerians
A) cedar wood B) chariots C) purple dye D) glass objects
A) Sumerians B) Assyrians C) Chaldeans D) Babylonians
A) a code of laws B) alphabet C) wheel D) purple dye
A) Inanna B) Enlil C) Utu D) Zeus
A) King B) craftsmen C) farmers D) traders E) priest
A) Babylonians B) Chaldeans C) Sumerians D) Lydians
A) it was one of the earliest civilizations B) it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture C) the people who lived there had lots of children D) it's in an arid valley in the Middle East
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) Hammurabi B) Utu C) Gilgamesh D) Sargon
A) to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland B) to protect the people of the city-state from floods C) to keep people from moving to another city-state D) to protect the people of the city-state from attack
A) polytheism B) rulers C) deities D) disciples
A) war chiefs B) kings C) priests D) farmers
A) to mark the center of the city B) so they could easily be found C) to honor the gods 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) Hittites C) Kassites D) Chaldeans
A) the Kassites B) the Assyrians C) the Hittites D) the Phoenicians
A) Babylon B) Nineveh C) Ur D) Sumer
A) a division of labor B) all of the these C) people who live in towns or cities with some from of government 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 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) Wars are fought over new land C) Populations decrease D) Old products are not used anymore
A) To teach people to farm B) To tell stories C) To record information D) To communicate with new people from different areas
A) Polytheism B) Monotheism C) Theology D) Deitism
A) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food B) Provided a route to get to other civilizations C) Provided a power source D) Formed barriers around civilizations
A) True B) False
A) the domestication of oxen B) the invention of writing C) the establishment of cities D) the creation of government
A) W B) Y C) X D) Z
A) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate. B) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. C) The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters. D) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. |