History

Question 1

The valleys of the ______ and _____ rivers were the site of the world’s first civilizations

Answer 1

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 2

annual floods of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers brought _____ that made the land ideal for farming

Answer 2

silt

Question 3

mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks

Answer 3

silt

Question 4

organized society within a specific area

Answer 4

civilization

Question 5

what are features of civilization

Answer 5

writing
formal education
art
architecture
government

Question 6

away from river

Answer 6

desert

Question 7

Tigris and Euphrates rivers are the most important physical features of the region known as

Answer 7

Mesopotamia

Question 8

Mesopotamia means ______ in Greek

Answer 8

land between the rivers

Question 9

Mesopotamia is a part of a larger area of rich farmland called the

Answer 9

fertile crescent

Question 10

______ supplied water to farmland from the rivers by taking water through canals and ditches to fields

Answer 10

irrigation

Question 11

irrigation increased the amount of _____ farmers produced

Answer 11

food

Question 12

increased amounts of food led to ______ or having more than was needed

Answer 12

surpluses

Question 13

surpluses meant that fewer people needed to farm so

Answer 13

new occupations developed

Question 14

fewer people needed to farm so they took on

Answer 14

other roles and jobs

Question 15

when workers specialize in a particular task a ______ is created

Answer 15

division of labor

Question 16

more than needed

Answer 16

surplus

Question 17

consisted of a city and all of the surrounding countryside

Answer 17

city state

Question 18

the amount of countryside in each city-state depended on its

Answer 18

military strength

Question 19

a king of Uruk named ______ became a legendary figure

Answer 19

Gilamesh

Question 20

bestfriend

Answer 20

Enkidu

Question 21

monster

Answer 21

Humbaba

Question 22

the _____ developed the first civilization in Mesopotamia

Answer 22

Sumerians

Question 23

the Akkadian ruler ______ had the first permanent army

Answer 23

Sargon

Question 24

when Sargon’s army conquered northern Mesopotamia, he established the world’s first

Answer 24

empire

Question 25

land with different territories and people under a single rule

Answer 25

empire

Question 26

Sumerian ______ was the basis of all Sumerian society

Answer 26

polytheism

Question 27

worship of many gods

Answer 27

polytheism

Question 28

involved the use of sharp tools called styluses

Answer 28

cuneiform system

Question 29

social hierarchy is a

Answer 29

triangle

Question 30

becoming a _____ was a way to move up in a social class

Answer 30

scribe

Question 31

pyramid-shaped temple tower, rose above each city

Answer 31

ziggurat

Question 32

this increased farm production

Answer 32

plow

Question 33

what was under city streets that was a technical advances

Answer 33

sewers

Question 34

tools were made out of

Answer 34

bronze

Question 35

who was the Babylon king that was the city's greatest monarch

Answer 35

Hammurabi

Question 36

the Kassites ruled for

Answer 36

400 years

Question 36

the Hittities were taken over the by ____ after their king was assassinated

Answer 36

Kassites

Question 36

who was the first to master iron working so they had the strongest weapons

Answer 36

Hittities

Question 36

a wheeled, horse-drawn cart, which allowed to move quickly around the battlefield

Answer 36

chariot

Question 37

developed a set of 282 laws that were written down for all to see

Answer 37

Hammurabi's code

Question 38

Hammurabi's code was unique because

Answer 38

it was written down for all to see

Question 39

rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city that had the famous hanging gardens

Answer 39

Nechuchadnezzar

Question 40

created a wealthy trading society along the Mediterranean Sea

Answer 40

Phoenicians

Question 41

developed one of the world's first alphabets with 22 letters

Answer 41

Phoenicians

Question 42

who built a trading society in the eastern Mediterranean region that used cedar trees for timber

Answer 42

Phoenicians

Question 43

Persia became an empire under

Answer 43

Cyrus the Great

Question 44

the Persian army was composed of _____ which were 10,000 soldiers chosen for their bravery and skill

Answer 44

immportals

Question 45

the Persian army had a _____ which is unit of soldiers who ride horses. Cyrus the Great used this to charge at and shoot enemies with arrows

Answer 45

cavalry

Question 46

Cyrus the Great conquered many people but let them keep their own

Answer 46

customs

Question 47

Governors called ______ ruled the provinces

Answer 47

satraps

Question 48

during the rule of Darius 1 a new religion arose called

Answer 48

Zoroastrianism

Question 49

Zoroastrianism taught that two forces were fighting in the universe

Answer 49

good force and an evil force

Question 50

Darius 1 built ______ that connected various parts of the empire called Pony Express

Answer 50

roads

Question 51

the roads connected the empire and allowed _____ to travel quickly

Answer 51

messages

Question 52

Darius was angry that the Greeks had aided a revolt against the Persians so he invaded Greece in a series of battles known as the

Answer 52

Persian War

Question 53

according to legend a messenger ran from ___ to ____ to bring news of the Greek victory. It was 26 miles and he later died

Answer 53

Marathon to Athens

Question 54

Xerxes 1 tried to conquer Greece again joined by the Persian Navy. Who won

Answer 54

Greece

Question 55

The Spartans slowed the Persian army at _____ giving Greece enough time to gain the upper hand and eventually beat the Persians at Plataea, ending the Persian Wars

Answer 55

Thermopylae