Mesopotamia Section 1 Quiz

The _________________ is a large arc of rich farmland, that contains the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

• Sumer

• Babylon

• Fertile Crescent

• Ur

__________________ means land between two rivers in Greek.

• Fertile Crescent

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Mesopotamia

_____________ is a mix of rich soil and tiny rocks.

• silt

• rivers

• canals

• plateaus

Supplying water to an area of land is called ___________________.

• fertilization

• irrigation

• division of labor

• surplus

Irrigation increased the amount of food farmers were able to produce, resulting in a food __________________, or more than they needed.

• storage

• shortage

• surplus

• irrigation

The type of arrangement where people all to a different job or task is called _________________.

• division of labor

• surplus

• population

• social hierarchy

An increase in food production led to an increase in population.

• True

• False

Specialization is another name for division of labor, where each person specializes in a different job.

• True

• False

9. As a result of flooding, crops were grew better and homes were built.

• True

• False

Flooding helped farmers grow a surplus of crops by providing silt after the floods receded.

• True

• False