A) in mountain foothills B) near a region of many conflicts C) between two rivers D) at the site of the earliest cities
A) hilly and dry, with many stones B) high and cold, with sharp mountain peaks C) low and flat, with little rain D) thickly forested, with heavy storms
A) They all depended on each other for water B) Each of them kept written records C) They were all part of one great empire D) Each of the had its own ruler and farmland
A) Harsh climates are good for grains B) The region had plenty of rain C) Shallow canals watered the fields D) Goats can live on dry grass
A) overuse of the soil B) increase in population C) change in the climate D) fighting between villages
A) constructing reservoirs B) joining villages together C) building terraces D) moving to the south
A) steep hillsides B) lack of rainfall C) growth of weeds D) large mountain ranges
A) Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers begin B) Heavy rain fell throughout the area C) Ice that had formed on the river broke into bits D) Strong winds blew from the Persian Gulf
A) to protect the villages from attacks B) to allow travel by boat C) to make it easier to fish D) to store water for later use
A) to irrigate the crops B) to prevent floods C) to load barges D) to control workers
A) It crumbled the city walls B) It dried up the rivers C) It clogged the irrigation canals D) It ruined the soil for planting
A) They had to fight off attacks from empires to the east B) They cooperated to keep the irrigation system working C) They exchanged different kids of natural resources D) They formed caravans to safely visit the mountains
A) reeds cut near the rivers B) bricks made of mud C) logs with pointed tips D) rocks shaped into squares
A) get crops to grow better B) protect cities from attacks C) make villagers work together D) bring drinking water into towns
A) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers B) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers C) Sumer and Tigris Rivers D) Nile and Tigris Rivers
A) 1904 AD B) 3500 AD C) 3500 B.C.E D) 10000 B.C.E
A) A means to control water supply to the land B) A Paleolithic tool C) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to D) A new method of fighting
A) Culture B) Empire C) State-City D) City-State
A) Persian Gulf B) Sumer C) Tigris River Valley D) Zagros Mountain Range
A) True B) False |