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