A) Amazon River B) Euphrates River C) Nile River D) Missouri River
A) Mesopotamia B) Hammurabi C) Babylon D) Ur
A) “Land of a 1000 lakes” B) “Land of the first civilization” C) “Land between 2 rivers” D) “Land of Hammurabi”
A) English B) Cuneiform C) Babylon D) stylus
A) River in Mesopotamia B) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning C) People and how they speak D) Ruler
A) Fertile Crescent B) Australia C) South America D) Fertile River
A) Ziggurat B) Church C) Pyramid D) Synagogue
A) Jew B) Islam C) Monotheism D) Polytheism
A) Iraq B) Antarctica C) Egypt D) Saudi Arabia
A) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians B) Form of religion C) System that groups use to make laws and decisions D) Skill or knowledge to make products to meet our needs
A) The Red Sea B) The Nile C) The Orontes D) The Tigris and Euphrates
A) To make public signs B) To keep records C) To tell stories D) To keep cows
A) France B) Asia C) Africa D) South America
A) False B) True
A) Cradle of land B) Cradle of Laws C) Cradle of Islam D) Cradle of Civilization
A) The cylinders were rolled over clay to leave an imprint. B) The cylinders were used as jars or cups for the wealthy. C) The cylinders were displayed in palaces and temples. D) The cylinders were used to standardize weights of trade items.
A) It is the basis for England’s Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution. B) It was the first written constitution granting rights to all citizens. C) It is the decree that kings use to show their authority. D) It is the first written body of laws used to organize society.
A) ice that had formed on the river broke into bits B) strong winds that blew from the Persian Gulf C) heavy rain falling throughout the area D) snow that melted in the mountains where the rivers begin
A) They were able to trade over long distances. B) They were able to remain isolated from other cultures. C) They were able to grow more crops. D) They were able to build a powerful navy.
A) Nile and Tigris Rivers B) Tigris and Sumer Rivers C) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers D) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
A) 3500 B.C.E B) 1904 AD C) 10,000 B.C.E D) 3500 AD
A) A paleolithic tool B) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to C) A means to control water supply to the land D) A new method of fighting
A) City-State B) Culture C) State-City D) Empire
A) king B) priest C) scribe D) slave
A) tall tale B) epic C) fairy tale D) mystery
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) poppy C) Hammurabi D) Sargon
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Sargon C) Hammurabi D) Gilgamesh
A) Gilgamesh B) Nebuchadnezzar C) Sargon D) Hammurabi
A) Chaldeans B) Phoenicians C) Babylonians D) Sumerians
A) glass objects B) chariots C) purple dye D) cedar wood
A) Chaldeans B) Assyrians C) Babylonians D) Sumerians
A) alphabet B) wheel C) a code of laws D) purple dye
A) Utu B) Inanna C) Zeus D) Enlil
A) craftsmen B) King C) priest D) farmers E) traders
A) Chaldeans B) Lydians C) Babylonians D) Sumerians
A) it's in an arid valley in the Middle East B) the people who lived there had lots of children C) it was one of the earliest civilizations D) it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture
A) had such lenient punishments, which allowed for personal freedom B) was considered unfair, causing people to rebel in the world's firs insurrection C) led directly to the development of democracy D) is thought to be one of the earliest written sets of laws
A) Gilgamesh B) Utu C) Hammurabi D) Sargon
A) to keep people from moving to another city-state B) to protect the people of the city-state from attack C) to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland D) to protect the people of the city-state from floods
A) deities B) disciples C) polytheism D) rulers
A) war chiefs B) farmers C) priests D) kings
A) to honor the gods B) to mark the center of the city C) so they could easily be found D) so architects could display their work
A) battleships and iron weapons B) iron weapons and chariots C) fire and chariots D) bows and arrows
A) Chaldeans B) Hittites C) Phoenicians D) Kassites
A) the Kassites B) the Phoenicians C) the Hittites D) the Assyrians
A) Nineveh B) Babylon C) Sumer D) Ur
A) people who live in towns or cities with some from of government B) all of the these C) people who produce more food than they need to survive D) a division of labor E) people living in an organized society
A) Historians B) Archaeologists C) Geographers D) Anthropologists
A) The caves provided shelter for the people B) The hills were rich with gold C) The forest was full of animals D) The soil was good for crops
A) New ideas are spread and culture grows B) Wars are fought over new land C) Populations decrease D) Old products are not used anymore
A) To communicate with new people from different areas B) To teach people to farm C) To record information D) To tell stories
A) Deitism B) Theology C) Polytheism D) Monotheism
A) Provided a power source B) Formed barriers around civilizations C) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food D) Provided a route to get to other civilizations
A) True B) False
A) the establishment of cities B) the invention of writing C) the domestication of oxen D) the creation of government
A) Z B) W C) Y D) X
A) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. B) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. C) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate. D) The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters. |