Mesopotamia #1

A ______________ contains soil that is enriched by the overflowing waters of a nearby river.

• ziggurat

• floodplain

• canal

• monsoon

A ______________ climate is hot and fairly dry.

• drought

• humid

• semiarid

• tropical

Flooding rivers enrich the areas around them by depositing ___________________.

• fish

• oil

• salt water

• silt

When not enough rain or snow falls in an area over a long period of time, _________________ results.

• a drought

• a floodplain

• flooding

• irrigation

Because Mesopotamians had a crop ___________________, they were able to engage in trade.

• failure

• harvest

• loss

• surplus

By about 6000 B.C., farmers in Mesopotamia built ________________ to carry water from rivers to their fields.

• bronze tools

• canals

• dams

• building walls

Where are the sources of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers located?

• Turkey and India

• Turkey and Kurdistan

• Arabia and Kurdistan

• Arabia and India

What word best describes the land in the floodplain of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

• sandy

• rocky

• wet

• fertile

Why did the ancient Sumerians build with bricks made from mud?

• to withstand enemy attacks

• to be built quickly

• was in plentiful supply

• lasted longer

The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia arose in a region that is part of what present-day country?

• Egypt

• Iran

• Iraq

• Turkey