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