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