Early Mesopotamia

An archaeologist digs _________ to avoid damaging fragile objects.

• slowly

• quickly

• forcefully

Leonard ____________ was an archaeologist and expert in Mesopotamian studies.

Archaeological evidence shows that Sumer was one of the earliest civilizations after the Flood

• TRUE

• FALSE

Artifacts reveal the biblical city of Ur was a small place.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A mound made up of layered dirt and the remains of buildings.

• silt

• tell

• Ur

• irrigation

A sediment of very fine particles containing rock and minerals that is found in the bottom of bodies of water.

• silt

• tell

• Ur

• irrigation

A system in which people exchange goods and services for other goods or services.

• Mesopotamia

• barter

• Ur

• irrigation

The ancient region between the Euphrates River and the Tigris River

• Mesopotamia

• barter

• Ur

• irrigation

A way of supplying water to land or crops.

• Mesopotamia

• Sumer

• Ur

• irrigation

A powerful city-state in Sumer

• Mesopotamia

• Sumer

• Ur

• irrigation