Ancient Mesopotamia

What did the Mesopotamians call the multi leveled home the built for their god?

• temple

• tabernacle

• ziggurat

• church

What is the arc shaped area of good land in Mesopotamia called?

• Fertile chunk

• flood plain

• Rich silt

• Fertile Crescent

What rivers flow through the area of Mesopotamia?

• Tigris

• Nile

• Amazon

• Euphrates

• Indus

What does Mesopotamia mean?

• Land of rich soil

• Land of enchantment

• Land between 2 rivers

• Land of the river cows

What is fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment?

• loess

• mud

• flood

• silt

What is the watering of land to make it ready for agriculture?

• irrigation

• flood gates

• farming

• agriculture

What is a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it.

• peninsula

• island

• plain

• plateau

What are man made waterways?

• tunnels

• canals

• rivers

• sewers

What is a higher area of land (embankment) built to prevent the overflow of a river?

• silt

• canal

• levee

• dike

What is a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state?

• city-state

• region

• county

• country