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