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