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