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