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