Mesopotamia Vocabulary Quiz - Newcomers

______ is a long dry period with no water.

• drought

• flood

• storm

• earthquake

________ means no food and causes hunger.

• canal

• famine

• festival

in G.R.A.P.E.S of civilization, the "R" means....

• recognize

• region

• religion

This a quarter-moon-shaped area with good soil for farming in the Middle East.

• Egypt

• Sahara Desert

• Fertile Crescent

_______________ means "the land between two rivers."

• Egypt

• Sahara

• Mesopotamia

• Bablyon

A __________ is a place surrounded by villages with its own government.

• city-state

• empire

• village

• province

A ______ is a large temple built to honor gods and goddesses.

• pyramid

• ziggurat

• amphitheater

______ is an ancient writing system with wedge-shaped symbols.

• hieroglyphics

• alphabet

• cuneiform

A ______ is a person trained to write and record information.

• farmer

• scribe

• merchant

• soldier

in G.R.A.P.E.S of civilization, the "A" means....

• achievements

• archive

• anarchy