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