A) at the site of the earliest cities B) in mountain foothills C) near a region of many conflicts D) between two rivers
A) thickly forested, with heavy storms B) hilly and dry, with many stones C) low and flat, with little rain D) high and cold, with sharp mountain peaks
A) Each of the had its own ruler and farmland B) They were all part of one great empire C) Each of them kept written records D) They all depended on each other for water
A) The region had plenty of rain B) Goats can live on dry grass C) Shallow canals watered the fields D) Harsh climates are good for grains
A) fighting between villages B) overuse of the soil C) increase in population D) change in the climate
A) constructing reservoirs B) building terraces C) moving to the south D) joining villages together
A) growth of weeds B) large mountain ranges C) steep hillsides D) lack of rainfall
A) Snow melted in the mountains where the rivers begin B) Heavy rain fell throughout the area C) Strong winds blew from the Persian Gulf D) Ice that had formed on the river broke into bits
A) to allow travel by boat B) to make it easier to fish C) to store water for later use D) to protect the villages from attacks
A) to irrigate the crops B) to load barges C) to prevent floods D) to control workers
A) It clogged the irrigation canals B) It crumbled the city walls C) It ruined the soil for planting D) It dried up the rivers
A) They formed caravans to safely visit the mountains B) They exchanged different kids of natural resources C) They had to fight off attacks from empires to the east D) They cooperated to keep the irrigation system working
A) logs with pointed tips B) rocks shaped into squares C) bricks made of mud D) reeds cut near the rivers
A) make villagers work together B) protect cities from attacks C) get crops to grow better D) bring drinking water into towns
A) Nile and Tigris Rivers B) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers C) Sumer and Tigris Rivers D) Zagro and Euphrates Rivers
A) 3500 B.C.E B) 10000 B.C.E C) 3500 AD D) 1904 AD
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) State-City C) Empire D) City-State
A) Sumer B) Tigris River Valley C) Persian Gulf D) Zagros Mountain Range
A) False B) True |