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