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