A) near a region of many conflicts B) at the site of the earliest cities C) between two rivers D) in mountain foothills
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) Goats can live on dry grass B) Shallow canals watered the fields C) Harsh climates are good for grains D) The region had plenty of rain
A) overuse of the soil B) increase in population C) fighting between villages D) change in the climate
A) constructing reservoirs B) moving to the south C) joining villages together D) building terraces
A) lack of rainfall B) large mountain ranges C) growth of weeds D) steep hillsides
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 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 prevent floods B) to control workers C) to irrigate the crops D) to load barges
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 cooperated to keep the irrigation system working B) They had to fight off attacks from empires to the east C) They exchanged different kids of natural resources D) They formed caravans to safely visit the mountains
A) logs with pointed tips B) rocks shaped into squares C) bricks made of mud D) reeds cut near the rivers
A) get crops to grow better B) make villagers work together C) protect cities from attacks D) bring drinking water into towns
A) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers B) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers C) Sumer and Tigris Rivers D) Nile and Tigris Rivers
A) 1904 AD B) 3500 B.C.E C) 3500 AD D) 10000 B.C.E
A) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to B) A means to control water supply to the land C) A new method of fighting D) A Paleolithic tool
A) Empire B) Culture C) City-State D) State-City
A) Zagros Mountain Range B) Tigris River Valley C) Sumer D) Persian Gulf
A) False B) True |