Cradles of Civilization

What does the word derived mean?

• made to seem smaller

• played again or repeated

• traced from a source or origin

• caused to move forward by force

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word utilize?

• examine

• reject

• use

• explore

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word has the opposite meaning of the word communal?

• collective

• individual

• neighborhood

• universal

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word inscription?

• foreshadowing

• engraving

• stereotype

• replacement

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word artifact?

• crop

• object

• roadway

• detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the word millennium mean?

• a period of 10,000 years

• a period of 1,000 years

• a period of 100 years

• a period of 10 years

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word yields?

• causes

• efforts

• results

• sequences

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the main idea of the story titled, The Technology of Mesopotamia?

• Mesopotamians mastered the technology of irrigation.

• Mesopotamians mastered the technology of irrigation.

• The Mesopotamian civilization was developed by later civilization.

• Technologies that were born in Mesopotamia thousands of years ago are still used today.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why did people settle in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• There were many animals.

• No other land was available

• They needed the water to survive.

• They wanted to build irrigation systems.

Why was writing invented?

• to keep accounts and records

• to represent sounds

• as an art form

• to tell stories

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A