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