A) near a region of many conflicts B) between two rivers C) at the site of the earliest cities D) in mountain foothills
A) thickly forested, with heavy storms B) high and cold, with sharp mountain peaks C) low and flat, with little rain D) hilly and dry, with many stones
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) Goats can live on dry grass C) Shallow canals watered the fields D) The region had plenty of rain
A) fighting between villages B) overuse of the soil C) change in the climate D) increase in population
A) moving to the south B) building terraces C) constructing reservoirs D) joining villages together
A) growth of weeds B) lack of rainfall C) steep hillsides D) large mountain ranges
A) Heavy rain fell throughout the area B) Ice that had formed on the river broke into bits C) Strong winds blew from the Persian Gulf D) Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers begin
A) to protect the villages from attacks B) to allow travel by boat C) to store water for later use D) to make it easier to fish
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 ruined the soil for planting C) It dried up the rivers D) It crumbled the city walls
A) They cooperated to keep the irrigation system working B) They formed caravans to safely visit the mountains C) They exchanged different kids of natural resources D) They had to fight off attacks from empires to the east
A) reeds cut near the rivers B) logs with pointed tips C) bricks made of mud D) rocks shaped into squares
A) protect cities from attacks B) bring drinking water into towns C) make villagers work together D) get crops to grow better
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 AD C) 10000 B.C.E D) 3500 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 Paleolithic tool D) A new method of fighting
A) Culture B) City-State C) State-City D) Empire
A) Tigris River Valley B) Zagros Mountain Range C) Persian Gulf D) Sumer
A) False B) True |