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