Chapter 3 Section 1

Define the term FERTILE CRESCENT

• A LARGE ARC OF LAND OWNED BY A FARMER

• A SMALL ARC OF LAND OWNED BY A FARMER

• FERTILE LAND THAT STRETCHES FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC

• FERTILE LAND THAT STRETCHES FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA TO THE PERSIAN GULF

Define SILT

• a mixture of tiny rocks & rich soil

• a mixture of large rocks & clay

• a mixture of infertile soil & water

• a mixture of tiny rocks & useless soil

Define IRRIGATION

• a way of removing water from the land

• a way of supplying water to an area of land

• a way of returning water to the river

• a way of sailing on the water in a boat

Define CANALS

• man made water pots

• naturally made water pots

• man-made waterways

• naturally made waterways

Define SURPLUS

• less than needed

• more than needed

• just the right amount

• the title given to an adult male

Define DIVISION OF LABOR

• when a worker has to learn every job that needs to be done

• when a worker specializes in a specific task or job

• when a worker is loaned out to another person

• when a worker refuses to do the work do be done

What does the word MESOPOTAMIA mean?

• land between the rivers

• land that floods every year

• land that rain forgot

• waters that cover the land

The word MESOPOTAMIA comes from what language?

• English

• French

• Latin

• Greek

Between which two rivers was Mesopotamia located?

• Mississippi & Missouri

• Amazon & Orinoco

• Tigris & Euphrates

• Nile & Niger

The geography of northern Mesopotamia is ...

• a delta

• a plateau

• a low flat plain

• a high mountain range