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