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