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