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