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