Mesopotamia

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The first civilizations arose in__________ because the conditions for farming were good.

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river valleys

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River valleys were also ideal locations for __________ to develop.

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trade and travel

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The flooding of the Mesopotamia river valley could be described as __________.

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unpredictable

Front

How did the river valley peoples control flooding? Options: they built homes on stilts, they left during flood season, they built dams and channels, they could not control flooding

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they built dams and channels

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How did city-states irrigate their crops? Options: they built walls, waterways , and ditches, they built underground irrigation systems, they used sprinklers, they relied on rain

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they built walls, waterways , and ditches

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Which of the following is not a common characteristic of a river valley? cities, mountains, art, religion

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mountains

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Which physical features had an impact on the river valley of Mesopotamia? marshes, deltas, plateaus, deserts & mudflats

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deserts & mudflats

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What type of products were developed in the Sumerian city-state? Options: cloth and pottery products, wheat and barley, metal products, all of the above

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all of the above

Front

What was the name of the Sumerian system of writing? Options: hieroglyphics, cuneiform, Sanskrit, pictographs

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cuneiform

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Most city-states of Mesopotamia used ________ as their primary building material.

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mud-brick