A) between two rivers B) near a region of many conflicts C) at the site of the earliest cities D) in mountain foothills
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) 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) The region had plenty of rain C) Shallow canals watered the fields D) Harsh climates are good for grains
A) increase in population B) overuse of the soil C) change in the climate D) fighting between villages
A) building terraces B) moving to the south C) joining villages together D) constructing reservoirs
A) steep hillsides B) large mountain ranges C) lack of rainfall D) growth of weeds
A) Strong winds blew from the Persian Gulf B) Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers begin C) Ice that had formed on the river broke into bits D) Heavy rain fell throughout the area
A) to allow travel by boat B) to make it easier to fish C) to protect the villages from attacks D) to store water for later use
A) to irrigate the crops B) to load barges C) to prevent floods D) to control workers
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 had to fight off attacks from empires to the east B) They formed caravans to safely visit the mountains C) They exchanged different kids of natural resources D) They cooperated to keep the irrigation system working
A) logs with pointed tips B) rocks shaped into squares C) bricks made of mud D) reeds cut near the rivers
A) get crops to grow better B) protect cities from attacks C) bring drinking water into towns 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) 10000 B.C.E B) 3500 AD C) 3500 B.C.E D) 1904 AD
A) A Paleolithic tool B) A means to control water supply to the land C) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to D) A new method of fighting
A) City-State B) Culture C) State-City D) Empire
A) Sumer B) Persian Gulf C) Tigris River Valley D) Zagros Mountain Range
A) True B) False |