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) hilly and dry, with many stones C) high and cold, with sharp mountain peaks D) low and flat, with little rain
A) Each of the had its own ruler and farmland B) Each of them kept written records C) They all depended on each other for water D) They were all part of one great empire
A) The region had plenty of rain B) Harsh climates are good for grains C) Shallow canals watered the fields D) Goats can live on dry grass
A) increase in population B) fighting between villages C) overuse of the soil D) change in the climate
A) joining villages together B) building terraces C) constructing reservoirs D) moving to the south
A) large mountain ranges B) growth of weeds C) steep hillsides D) lack of rainfall
A) Strong winds blew from the Persian Gulf B) Heavy rain fell throughout the area C) Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers begin 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 irrigate the crops B) to prevent floods C) to control workers 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 exchanged different kids of natural resources C) They formed caravans to safely visit the mountains D) They had to fight off attacks from empires to the east
A) logs with pointed tips B) rocks shaped into squares C) bricks made of mud D) reeds cut near the rivers
A) make villagers work together B) get crops to grow better C) protect cities from attacks D) bring drinking water into towns
A) Sumer and Tigris Rivers B) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers C) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers D) Nile and Tigris Rivers
A) 3500 B.C.E B) 1904 AD C) 10000 B.C.E D) 3500 AD
A) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to B) A means to control water supply to the land C) A new method of fighting D) A Paleolithic tool
A) Empire B) State-City C) City-State D) Culture
A) Tigris River Valley B) Zagros Mountain Range C) Sumer D) Persian Gulf
A) True B) False |