A) Amazon River B) Missouri River C) Euphrates River D) Nile River
A) Ur B) Hammurabi C) Mesopotamia D) Babylon
A) “Land of a 1000 lakes” B) “Land between 2 rivers” C) “Land of the first civilization” D) “Land of Hammurabi”
A) stylus B) English C) Cuneiform D) Babylon
A) River in Mesopotamia B) Ruler C) People and how they speak D) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning
A) Fertile Crescent B) Fertile River C) South America D) Australia
A) Church B) Ziggurat C) Pyramid D) Synagogue
A) Islam B) Polytheism C) Monotheism D) Jew
A) Iraq B) Egypt C) Saudi Arabia D) Antarctica
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 Red Sea B) The Nile C) The Tigris and Euphrates D) The Orontes
A) To make public signs B) To keep records C) To keep cows D) To tell stories
A) South America B) France C) Africa D) Asia
A) False B) True
A) Cradle of Civilization B) Cradle of Islam C) Cradle of Laws D) Cradle of land
A) The cylinders were used as jars or cups for the wealthy. B) The cylinders were rolled over clay to leave an imprint. C) The cylinders were displayed in palaces and temples. D) The cylinders were used to standardize weights of trade items.
A) It was the first written constitution granting rights to all citizens. B) It is the first written body of laws used to organize society. C) It is the decree that kings use to show their authority. D) It is the basis for England’s Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution.
A) snow that melted in the mountains where the rivers begin B) heavy rain falling throughout the area C) ice that had formed on the river broke into bits D) strong winds that blew from the Persian Gulf
A) They were able to build a powerful navy. B) They were able to remain isolated from other cultures. C) They were able to grow more crops. D) They were able to trade over long distances.
A) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers B) Tigris and Sumer Rivers C) Nile and Tigris Rivers D) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers
A) 1904 AD B) 3500 B.C.E C) 3500 AD 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) Culture B) City-State C) Empire D) State-City
A) scribe B) priest C) slave D) king
A) fairy tale B) epic C) tall tale D) mystery
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) poppy C) Sargon D) Hammurabi
A) Hammurabi B) Nebuchadnezzar C) Sargon D) Gilgamesh
A) Hammurabi B) Sargon C) Gilgamesh D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Chaldeans B) Babylonians C) Phoenicians D) Sumerians
A) purple dye B) cedar wood C) glass objects D) chariots
A) Chaldeans B) Sumerians C) Babylonians D) Assyrians
A) alphabet B) wheel C) a code of laws D) purple dye
A) Enlil B) Zeus C) Utu D) Inanna
A) King B) traders C) farmers D) priest E) craftsmen
A) Lydians B) Babylonians C) Chaldeans D) Sumerians
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) is thought to be one of the earliest written sets of laws B) was considered unfair, causing people to rebel in the world's firs insurrection C) led directly to the development of democracy D) had such lenient punishments, which allowed for personal freedom
A) Hammurabi B) Gilgamesh C) Sargon 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 collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland D) to protect the people of the city-state from floods
A) disciples B) polytheism C) deities D) rulers
A) kings B) priests C) farmers D) war chiefs
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) iron weapons and chariots B) bows and arrows C) battleships and iron weapons D) fire and chariots
A) Hittites B) Kassites C) Phoenicians D) Chaldeans
A) the Hittites B) the Assyrians C) the Phoenicians D) the Kassites
A) Nineveh B) Sumer C) Babylon D) Ur
A) a division of labor B) all of the these C) people who produce more food than they need to survive D) people living in an organized society E) people who live in towns or cities with some from of government
A) Historians B) Geographers C) Anthropologists D) Archaeologists
A) The caves provided shelter for the people B) The hills were rich with gold C) The soil was good for crops D) The forest was full of animals
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 record information C) To communicate with new people from different areas D) To tell stories
A) Deitism B) Monotheism C) Theology D) Polytheism
A) Provided a route to get to other civilizations B) Provided a power source C) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food D) Formed barriers around civilizations
A) True B) False
A) the invention of writing B) the establishment of cities C) the creation of government D) the domestication of oxen ![]()
A) Z B) Y C) W D) X
A) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. B) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. C) The Mesopotamians believed the gods had control over harvests and disasters. D) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate. |