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