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