A) Euphrates River B) Missouri River C) Nile River D) Amazon River
A) Hammurabi B) Babylon C) Mesopotamia D) Ur
A) “Land of the first civilization” B) “Land of Hammurabi” C) “Land of a 1000 lakes” D) “Land between 2 rivers”
A) stylus B) Cuneiform C) English D) Babylon
A) Ruler B) People and how they speak C) Centralized society with a government, religion, and forms of learning D) River in Mesopotamia
A) Australia B) South America C) Fertile Crescent D) Fertile River
A) Pyramid B) Synagogue C) Church D) Ziggurat
A) Jew B) Islam C) Monotheism D) Polytheism
A) Saudi Arabia B) Iraq C) Egypt D) Antarctica
A) System that groups use to make laws and decisions B) System of irrigation, invented the Mesopotamians 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 Red Sea D) The Orontes
A) To keep records B) To keep cows C) To tell stories D) To make public signs
A) France B) Asia C) Africa D) South America
A) False B) True
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 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 decree that kings use to show their authority.
A) strong winds that blew from the Persian Gulf B) ice that had formed on the river broke into bits C) heavy rain falling throughout the area 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 trade over long distances. C) They were able to grow more crops. D) They were able to build a powerful navy.
A) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers B) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers C) Tigris and Sumer Rivers D) Nile and Tigris Rivers
A) 1904 AD B) 3500 AD C) 3500 B.C.E D) 10,000 B.C.E
A) A new method of fighting B) A means to control water supply to the land C) A paleolithic tool D) The climate that the Sumerians needed to adjust to
A) Culture B) City-State C) State-City D) Empire
A) scribe B) king C) priest D) slave
A) epic B) tall tale C) fairy tale D) mystery
A) Sargon B) Hammurabi C) poppy D) Nebuchadnezzar
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Hammurabi C) Gilgamesh D) Sargon
A) Nebuchadnezzar B) Gilgamesh C) Hammurabi D) Sargon
A) Chaldeans B) Phoenicians C) Sumerians D) Babylonians
A) purple dye B) glass objects C) chariots D) cedar wood
A) Assyrians B) Chaldeans C) Sumerians D) Babylonians
A) purple dye B) wheel C) a code of laws D) alphabet
A) Zeus B) Inanna C) Utu D) Enlil
A) craftsmen B) priest C) King D) traders E) farmers
A) Babylonians B) Chaldeans C) Sumerians D) Lydians
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's in an arid valley in the Middle East D) it was one of the earliest civilizations
A) was considered unfair, causing people to rebel in the world's firs insurrection B) is thought to be one of the earliest written sets of laws C) had such lenient punishments, which allowed for personal freedom D) led directly to the development of democracy
A) Utu B) Gilgamesh C) Sargon D) Hammurabi
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) rulers B) disciples C) deities D) polytheism
A) priests B) farmers C) kings 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) fire and chariots B) battleships and iron weapons C) iron weapons and chariots D) bows and arrows
A) Hittites B) Kassites C) Chaldeans D) Phoenicians
A) the Phoenicians B) the Assyrians C) the Hittites D) the Kassites
A) Babylon B) Nineveh C) Ur D) Sumer
A) people living in an organized society B) a division of labor 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) Geographers B) Archaeologists C) Historians D) Anthropologists
A) The forest was full of animals B) The caves provided shelter for the people C) The hills were rich with gold D) The soil was good for crops
A) New ideas are spread and culture grows B) Populations decrease C) Old products are not used anymore D) Wars are fought over new land
A) To teach people to farm B) To communicate with new people from different areas C) To record information D) To tell stories
A) Monotheism B) Theology C) Deitism D) Polytheism
A) Provided a route to get to other civilizations B) Provided a supply of water and rich soil for growing food C) Provided a power source D) Formed barriers around civilizations
A) True B) False
A) the establishment of cities B) the domestication of oxen C) the creation of government D) the invention of writing ![]()
A) W B) X C) Z D) Y
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. |