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