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