The Fertile Crescent PreTest

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Which of the following locations was most favorable for growing crops and raising livestock? desert, peninsula, river valley, archipelago

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river valley

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What is the Fertile Crescent?

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a large arch of rich farmland in Mesopotamia

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The use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes

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technology

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A characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people.

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culture

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One who moves from place to place with no permanent home.

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Nomad

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A means of supplying land with water.

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Irrigation

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The average weather conditions at a particular place.

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Climate

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The business of buying and selling or exchanging items.

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Trade

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Which of the following best describes Mesopotamian religion? Options: polytheism, irrigation, monotheism, domestication

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polytheism

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A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government.

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Empire