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