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