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