social studies

The word "Mesopotamia" means

• middle of the fertile crescent
• land in the middle of the desert 
• land between the rivers
• land north of the sea

What was the primary reason that civilization first developed in Mesopotamia?

• Important centers of learning were in the valleys.

• The mountains kept out warring tribes.

• Farmers could use tractors and other machinery easily.

• The soil was fertile because of flood deposits and silt.

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
• the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
• the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
• the Euphrates and the Tigris

What helped Mesopotamia's agriculture thrive?

• flooding and mild weather

• Irrigation and fertile soil

• iron tools and sandy coasts

• bronze tools and canals

Rural means

• living in the city

• living in the countryside

Urban means

• living in the city

• living in the countryside

What is a political unit of a city that is surrounded by the countryside?

• empire

• nation

• nation state

• citystate

Who was the Akkadian ruler who conquered Sumer and built the world's first empire?

• Nebuchadnezzer

• Sargon

• Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi

What is a division of society by rank or class?

• social hierarchy

• division of labor

• polytheism

• advanced civilization

What do you call land with different territories and different peoples who are all under a single ruler?

• a nation state

• a city state

• an empire

• a civilization