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