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