U1: The first complex civilization started in a region called Mesopotamia, which is located between two rivers -- (a) the Nile and the Ganges, (b) the Nile and the Yangtze, (c) the Tigris and the Euphrates
(c) the Tigris and the Euphrates
U1: If soil is fertile, what is it good for?
growing plants
U1: What wasn't a Sumerian invention? (a) paper, (b) the wheel, (c) writing, (d) sailboats
(a) paper
U1: What shape is this?
crescent
U1: Cuneiform is a kind of ...
writing
U2: The Nile River is located in (a) Europe, (b) Asia, (c) Africa, (d) South America.
(c) Africa
U2: The kingdom of Egypt started on the banks of the ______ River.
Nile
U2: The Egyptians were ruled by a king called a _____ .
pharaoh
U2: Ramses II was ______ ruler. (a) a Sumerian, (b) an Egyptian, (c) a Hittite
(b) Egyptian
U2: How do you say "Mediterranean"?
meh-duh-ter-RAIN-ee-an
U2: He is riding a ______ .
chariot
U2: The pyramids were _____ for dead kings and queens. (a) forces, (b) decorations, (c) temples, (d) tombs
(d) tombs
U3: (a) arms, (b) armor, (c) chariot
(b) armor
U3: The Ishtar Gate was created by the ___ . (a) Assyrians, (b) Babylonians, (c) Persians
(b) Babylonians
U3: The Persians had a smart king named Cyrus. After he died, his empire lasted for over ____ years.
200
