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