A) Euphrates River B) Amazon River C) Missouri River D) Nile River
A) Mesopotamia B) Babylon C) Ur D) Hammurabi
A) “Land between 2 rivers” B) “Land of a 1000 lakes” C) “Land of the first civilization” D) “Land of Hammurabi”
A) stylus B) Cuneiform C) English D) Babylon
A) River in Mesopotamia B) People and how they speak C) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning D) Ruler
A) South America B) Fertile Crescent C) Australia D) Fertile River
A) Synagogue B) Church C) Ziggurat D) Pyramid
A) Polytheism B) Monotheism C) Islam D) Jew
A) Saudi Arabia B) Antarctica C) Iraq D) Egypt
A) Form of religion B) System that groups use to make laws and decisions C) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians D) Skill or knowledge to make products to meet our needs
A) The Tigris and Euphrates B) The Red Sea C) The Orontes D) The Nile
A) To keep records B) To make public signs C) To tell stories D) To keep cows
A) Africa B) France C) South America D) Asia
A) True B) False
A) Cradle of Islam B) Cradle of Laws C) Cradle of land D) Cradle of Civilization
A) The cylinders were used to standardize weights of trade items. B) The cylinders were displayed in palaces and temples. C) The cylinders were rolled over clay to leave an imprint. D) The cylinders were used as jars or cups for the wealthy.
A) It is the first written body of laws used to organize society. B) It is the basis for England’s Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution. C) It is the decree that kings use to show their authority. D) It was the first written constitution granting rights to all citizens.
A) heavy rain falling throughout the area B) ice that had formed on the river broke into bits C) strong winds that blew from the Persian Gulf D) snow that melted in the mountains where the rivers begin
A) They were able to grow more crops. B) They were able to trade over long distances. C) They were able to build a powerful navy. D) They were able to remain isolated from other cultures.
A) Nile and Tigris Rivers B) Tigris and Sumer Rivers C) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers D) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers
A) 3500 B.C.E B) 10,000 B.C.E C) 3500 AD D) 1904 AD
A) A new method of fighting B) A paleolithic tool C) A means to control water supply to the land D) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to
A) City-State B) Empire C) Culture D) State-City
A) priest B) king C) scribe D) slave
A) fairy tale B) mystery C) epic D) tall tale
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Hammurabi C) Sargon D) poppy
A) Hammurabi B) Gilgamesh C) Sargon D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Hammurabi B) Gilgamesh C) Sargon D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Babylonians B) Chaldeans C) Sumerians D) Phoenicians
A) cedar wood B) glass objects C) chariots D) purple dye
A) Assyrians B) Chaldeans C) Sumerians D) Babylonians
A) purple dye B) wheel C) alphabet D) a code of laws
A) Enlil B) Zeus C) Inanna D) Utu
A) traders B) farmers C) King D) priest E) craftsmen
A) Chaldeans B) Lydians C) Babylonians D) Sumerians
A) the people who lived there had lots of children B) it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture C) it's in an arid valley in the Middle East D) it was one of the earliest civilizations
A) had such lenient punishments, which allowed for personal freedom B) is thought to be one of the earliest written sets of laws C) led directly to the development of democracy D) was considered unfair, causing people to rebel in the world's firs insurrection
A) Hammurabi B) Sargon C) Utu D) Gilgamesh
A) to protect the people of the city-state from attack B) to protect the people of the city-state from floods C) to keep people from moving to another city-state D) to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland
A) polytheism B) disciples C) deities D) rulers
A) farmers B) priests C) war chiefs D) kings
A) to mark the center of the city B) so they could easily be found C) so architects could display their work D) to honor the gods
A) fire and chariots B) iron weapons and chariots C) battleships and iron weapons D) bows and arrows
A) Kassites B) Phoenicians C) Hittites D) Chaldeans
A) the Kassites B) the Phoenicians C) the Assyrians D) the Hittites
A) Babylon B) Sumer C) Ur D) Nineveh
A) people who live in towns or cities with some from of government B) all of the these C) people living in an organized society D) people who produce more food than they need to survive E) a division of labor
A) Archaeologists B) Historians C) Anthropologists D) Geographers
A) The forest was full of animals B) The hills were rich with gold C) The caves provided shelter for the people D) The soil was good for crops
A) Wars are fought over new land B) Populations decrease C) Old products are not used anymore D) New ideas are spread and culture grows
A) To teach people to farm B) To tell stories C) To communicate with new people from different areas D) To record information
A) Monotheism B) Polytheism C) Theology D) Deitism
A) Provided a power source B) Provided a route to get to other civilizations C) Formed barriers around civilizations D) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food
A) True B) False
A) the invention of writing B) the domestication of oxen C) the creation of government D) the establishment of cities ![]()
A) Z B) W C) Y D) X
A) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate. B) The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters. C) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. D) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. |