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