A) in mountain foothills B) near a region of many conflicts C) at the site of the earliest cities D) between two rivers
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) 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) The region had plenty of rain B) Goats can live on dry grass C) Shallow canals watered the fields D) Harsh climates are good for grains
A) increase in population B) change in the climate C) overuse of the soil D) fighting between villages
A) joining villages together B) moving to the south C) building terraces D) constructing reservoirs
A) steep hillsides B) large mountain ranges C) lack of rainfall D) growth of weeds
A) Heavy rain fell throughout the area B) Strong winds blew from the Persian Gulf C) Ice that had formed on the river broke into bits D) Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers begin
A) to make it easier to fish B) to store water for later use C) to protect the villages from attacks D) to allow travel by boat
A) to load barges B) to prevent floods C) to irrigate the crops D) to control workers
A) It clogged the irrigation canals B) It dried up the rivers C) It crumbled the city walls D) It ruined the soil for planting
A) They formed caravans to safely visit the mountains B) They cooperated to keep the irrigation system working C) They had to fight off attacks from empires to the east D) They exchanged different kids of natural resources
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) Sumer and Tigris Rivers B) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers C) Zagro and Euphrates 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 Paleolithic tool C) A new method of fighting D) A means to control water supply to the land
A) City-State B) Empire C) State-City D) Culture
A) Tigris River Valley B) Persian Gulf C) Zagros Mountain Range D) Sumer
A) False B) True |