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