A) between two rivers B) near a region of many conflicts C) at the site of the earliest cities D) in mountain foothills
A) thickly forested, with heavy storms B) hilly and dry, with many stones C) low and flat, with little rain D) high and cold, with sharp mountain peaks
A) Each of them kept written records B) Each of the had its own ruler and farmland C) They were all part of one great empire D) They all depended on each other for water
A) The region had plenty of rain B) Goats can live on dry grass C) Shallow canals watered the fields D) Harsh climates are good for grains
A) fighting between villages B) change in the climate C) increase in population D) overuse of the soil
A) constructing reservoirs B) building terraces C) joining villages together D) moving to the south
A) large mountain ranges B) growth of weeds C) steep hillsides D) lack of rainfall
A) Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers begin B) Ice that had formed on the river broke into bits C) Heavy rain fell throughout the area D) Strong winds blew from the Persian Gulf
A) to allow travel by boat B) to store water for later use C) to make it easier to fish D) to protect the villages from attacks
A) to prevent floods B) to load barges C) to irrigate the crops D) to control workers
A) It dried up the rivers B) It ruined the soil for planting C) It clogged the irrigation canals D) It crumbled the city walls
A) They cooperated to keep the irrigation system working B) They formed caravans to safely visit the mountains C) They exchanged different kids of natural resources D) They had to fight off attacks from empires to the east
A) rocks shaped into squares B) logs with pointed tips C) reeds cut near the rivers D) bricks made of mud
A) get crops to grow better B) bring drinking water into towns C) make villagers work together D) protect cities from attacks
A) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers B) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers C) Nile and Tigris Rivers D) Sumer and Tigris Rivers
A) 1904 AD B) 3500 B.C.E C) 10000 B.C.E D) 3500 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) Persian Gulf B) Zagros Mountain Range C) Sumer D) Tigris River Valley
A) False B) True |