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