Chapter 3.1 - Geography of Mesopotamia

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Which statement best explains why historians chose the name Mesopotamia for the region where Iraq and eastern Syria are now located?

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The region was bordered by rivers on two sides.

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Mesopotamian traders were able to ship goods to other civilizations by sending them

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on river boats to the Persian Gulf

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The success of ancient Mesopotamia shows the importance of which of these factors for the development of civilization? military power, food production, mineral resources, architectural knowledge

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food production

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In order to build their dikes and levees, ancient Mesopotamians had to solve which of these technological problems?
how to divert the river for long enough to allow construction workers to do their job,
how to build tall earth walls that would not be easily eroded by strongly flowing water,
how to bring heavy rocks from the mountains to the lowlands where they were needed,
how to mix clay and straw to make bricks strong enough to withstand strong currents

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how to build tall earth walls that would not be easily eroded by strongly flowing water

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A wealthy person in the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur was most likely to have grown rich by

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importing and selling luxury goods from other civilizations

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What was the main benefit provided by the floods in ancient Mesopotamia?

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highly fertile soil

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Which detail about the settlement of Ur supports the claim that it became a major center of trade in ancient Mesopotamia? It had large temple storehouses and maintained a strong central government. It was built on highly fertile soil with an extensive system of irrigation canals. It was located near the Mediterranean Sea and forged connections with Egypt. It was located on the Euphrates River in close proximity to the Persian Gulf.

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It was located on the Euphrates River in close proximity to the Persian Gulf.

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Which statement best explains why flood control was important to ancient Mesopotamia?

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Annual flooding often damaged crops and settlements.

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The technology that helped to create irrigation canals proved to have the greatest impact on the development of the division of labor in ancient Mesopotamia. Which statement provides the strongest support for this conclusion? Options: Irrigation canals brought water to the crops., The widespread irrigation produced high crop yields., Irrigation canals helped prevent flooding of villages., The water levels in irrigation canals could be raised or lowered.

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The widespread irrigation produced high crop yields.

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What resource was brought to ancient Mesopotamian city-states by the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

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nutrient-rich silt