Global-10/27/20: Mesopotamia-Map & Geography

Global-10/27/20: Mesopotamia

Multiple Choice

What is one MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC SIMILARITY between ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?

• They both developed a written language

• They both built pyramids

• They both had mountains for protection

• They both relied on and existed in river valleys

• They were both ethnocentric (thought their civilization was superior)

Multiple Choice

What does the term "cradle of civilization" mean?

• The "birth place" of civilization

• The "grandchildren" of civilization

• The "family" of civilization

• The "town" of civilization

• The "finale" of civilization

Multiple Choice

What is the most important resource that rivers provided any civilizations

• water

• silt

• trade

• transportation

• religion

Multiple Choice

What does the term "fertile crescent" mean?

• Poor Soil/moon shape

• Poor trade/sun shaped

• Rich soil/moon shape

• Rich trade/sun shaped

• Cradle of Civilization

Poll

Are any religions that are practiced today polytheistic (do people still believe in many gods)?

• Yes

• Maybe

• No

Multiple Choice

What invention did you see in that image, an invention that changed the world?

• A Mill

• A Compass

• A Crane

• A Cannon

• A Wheel