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