Topic 2 The Fertile Crescent Assessment

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What geographic feature of Mesopotamia promoted the growth of civilization?

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The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers brought water and fertile soil for farming.

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How did Sargon build the first empire in Mesopotamia?

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He conquered Sumer’s weakened city-states.

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What important contribution did the Phoenicians make to later civilizations?

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developing the alphabet

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Order of developments in Mesopotamian civilizations, starting with the earliest.

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irrigation, food surplus, specialization

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Chronological order of Fertile Crescent empires?

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Akkadian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Phoenician

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A _______ was a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top to honor the city-state’s chief god.

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ziggurat

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Mesopotamian farmers used irrigation and dams to produce a food ________, or additional crops for later use.

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surplus

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Sargon ruled Akkad and conquered Sumerian city-states to form the world’s first ________.

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empire

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Akkadian rulers forced people to make payments called ________ to the ruler to show submission.

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tribute

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Sumerians had a belief system known as ________ in which they worshipped multiple gods.

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polytheism