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