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