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