1) Two rivers in modern-day Iraq a) Nile and Tigris Rivers b) Mississippi and Missouri Rivers c) Euphrates and Mississippi Rivers d) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers 2) "land between two rivers" a) Babylon b) Mesopotamia c) Sumer d) Ur 3) Arc of land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf a) Red Sea b) Mesopotamia c) Fertile Crescent d) Persian Gulf 4) Creators of the first Mesopotamian civilization a) Phonecians b) Babylonians c) Mesopotamians d) Sumerians 5) Religion with the belief in many gods a) Montheistic b) Polytheistic c) Bureaucracy d) theocracy 6) A Mesopotamian city-state a) Sumer b) Egypt c) Urak d) Mesopotamia 7) Basic units of Sumerian civilization a) city-states b) empire c) hieroglyphics d) cuneiform 8) A massive stepped tower with a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess a) ziggurat b) empire c) polytheistic d) cuneiform 9) A system of government in which priests rule in the name of a god(s) a) polytheistic b) theocracy c) bureaucracy d) empires 10) To move things from one place to another a) Sumerians b) transport c) Nile River d) mining 11) Changes to something established, especially new methods, ideas, or products a) Sumerians b) innovations c) patriarical d) theocracy 12) A large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, controlling many peoples or territories a) cuneiform b) theocracy c) heiroglyphics d) empire 13) A society dominated by males a) theocracy b) patriarchal c) monotheistic d) polytheistic 14) Longest river in the world a) Nile River b) Tigris River c) Euphrates River d) Mesopotamia 15) Belief in a single, all-powerful god a) Monotheistic b) Polytheistic c) Theocracy d) Bureaucracy 16) Which of the following is a characteristic of the culture? a) They hunted animals and gathered plants for food. b) They were farmers. c) They built complex cities. d) They lived in large structures. 17) Scientists who search for, discover, and interpret fossils and artifacts are known as:  a) Archeologists b) Agronomists c) Anthropologists d) Astronomers 18) Remains such as bones and teeth are called a) fossils b) artifacts 19) Human-made objects such as stone tools are called a) artifacts b) fossils 20) Which of the following are elements of culture? a) music b) clothing c) language d) all of the above 21) What is the application of knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet people's needs called? a) scarcity b) assistance c) habits d) technology 22) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a civilization? a) Cities b) Shelter that can be easily moved c) Technology d) Specialized work force 23) How did farming change the way early people lived? a) They settled in one place. b) They moved from place to place following the animals they hunted. c) They built schools. d) They stopped eating meat. 24) What impact did a surplus of food have on life in a civilization? a) People could spend time improving art and architecture b) There was plenty to feed the area's growing population c) There was time available to develop new forms of technology d) The surplus of food made all of these true

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