A) Euphrates River B) Nile River C) Missouri River D) Amazon River
A) Mesopotamia B) Ur C) Babylon D) Hammurabi
A) “Land of the first civilization” B) “Land of Hammurabi” C) “Land of a 1000 lakes” D) “Land between 2 rivers”
A) Cuneiform B) Babylon C) English D) stylus
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 Crescent B) South America C) Australia D) Fertile River
A) Pyramid B) Church C) Synagogue D) Ziggurat
A) Jew B) Monotheism C) Polytheism D) Islam
A) Iraq B) Saudi Arabia C) Egypt D) Antarctica
A) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians B) System that groups use to make laws and decisions C) Form of religion D) Skill or knowledge to make products to meet our needs
A) The Tigris and Euphrates B) The Nile C) The Orontes D) The Red Sea
A) To keep records B) To tell stories C) To make public signs D) To keep cows
A) France B) Africa C) South America D) Asia
A) True B) False
A) Cradle of Laws B) Cradle of Civilization C) Cradle of Islam D) Cradle of land
A) The cylinders were displayed in palaces and temples. B) The cylinders were used as jars or cups for the wealthy. C) The cylinders were used to standardize weights of trade items. 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) 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 remain isolated from other cultures. C) They were able to grow more crops. D) They were able to trade over long distances.
A) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers B) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers C) Tigris and Sumer Rivers D) Nile and Tigris Rivers
A) 10,000 B.C.E B) 3500 B.C.E C) 3500 AD D) 1904 AD
A) A new method of fighting B) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to C) A paleolithic tool D) A means to control water supply to the land
A) Empire B) City-State C) Culture D) State-City
A) slave B) king C) scribe D) priest
A) epic B) mystery C) fairy tale D) tall tale
A) poppy B) Hammurabi C) Sargon D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Hammurabi B) Sargon C) Nebuchadnezzar D) Gilgamesh
A) Sargon B) Nebuchadnezzar C) Gilgamesh D) Hammurabi
A) Phoenicians B) Sumerians C) Babylonians D) Chaldeans
A) chariots B) glass objects C) purple dye D) cedar wood
A) Sumerians B) Babylonians C) Assyrians D) Chaldeans
A) a code of laws B) alphabet C) wheel D) purple dye
A) Enlil B) Utu C) Inanna D) Zeus
A) King B) priest C) craftsmen D) traders E) farmers
A) Babylonians B) Lydians C) Sumerians D) Chaldeans
A) it's a land of rich soil that's ideal for agriculture B) the people who lived there had lots of children C) it was one of the earliest civilizations D) it's in an arid valley in the Middle East
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) Utu B) Sargon C) Hammurabi D) Gilgamesh
A) to protect the people of the city-state from attack B) to collect water that could be used to irrigate farmland C) to protect the people of the city-state from floods D) to keep people from moving to another city-state
A) disciples B) polytheism C) deities D) rulers
A) kings B) priests C) war chiefs D) farmers
A) to mark the center of the city B) so they could easily be found C) to honor the gods D) so architects could display their work
A) battleships and iron weapons B) iron weapons and chariots C) bows and arrows D) fire and chariots
A) Chaldeans B) Phoenicians C) Hittites D) Kassites
A) the Kassites B) the Assyrians C) the Hittites D) the Phoenicians
A) Ur B) Nineveh C) Sumer D) Babylon
A) all of the these B) people living in an organized society C) people who live in towns or cities with some from of government D) a division of labor E) people who produce more food than they need to survive
A) Geographers B) Archaeologists C) Anthropologists D) Historians
A) The forest was full of animals B) The hills were rich with gold C) The caves provided shelter for the people D) The soil was good for crops
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 record information B) To communicate with new people from different areas C) To teach people to farm D) To tell stories
A) Polytheism B) Theology C) Monotheism D) Deitism
A) Formed barriers around civilizations B) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food C) Provided a route to get to other civilizations D) Provided a power source
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 the gods had control over harvests and disasters. B) The Mesopotamians believed that their religious leaders were the hardest workers. C) The Mesopotamians believed that religion and government should be separate. D) The Mesopotamians believed that all Mesopotamians could speak with the gods. |