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