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