A) near a region of many conflicts B) in mountain foothills 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) hilly and dry, with many stones D) high and cold, with sharp mountain peaks
A) They were all part of one great empire B) They all depended on each other for water C) Each of the had its own ruler and farmland D) Each of them kept written records
A) Harsh climates are good for grains B) Goats can live on dry grass C) The region had plenty of rain D) Shallow canals watered the fields
A) change in the climate B) fighting between villages C) overuse of the soil D) increase in population
A) joining villages together B) constructing reservoirs C) building terraces D) moving to the south
A) growth of weeds B) lack of rainfall C) steep hillsides D) large mountain ranges
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 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 load barges B) to control workers C) to irrigate the crops D) to prevent floods
A) It crumbled the city walls B) It dried up the rivers C) It clogged the irrigation canals D) It ruined the soil for planting
A) They had to fight off attacks from empires to the east B) They cooperated to keep the irrigation system working C) They formed caravans to safely visit the mountains D) They exchanged different kids of natural resources
A) logs with pointed tips B) reeds cut near the rivers C) rocks shaped into squares D) bricks made of mud
A) protect cities from attacks B) make villagers work together C) get crops to grow better D) bring drinking water into towns
A) Nile and Tigris Rivers B) Sumer and Tigris Rivers C) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers D) Zagro and Euphrates 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 Paleolithic tool D) A means to control water supply to the land
A) Culture B) City-State C) State-City D) Empire
A) Zagros Mountain Range B) Persian Gulf C) Tigris River Valley D) Sumer
A) True B) False |