WorksheetsThe Geography of the Fertile Crescent
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What two rivers were part of the Fertile Crescent?
a)
Mississippi & Missouri
b)
Nile & Amazon
c)
Tigris & Euphrates
d)
Rio Grande & Rock
2.
What is silt?
a)
something that complements pepper
b)
a type of clothing
c)
particles of soil that were used to fertilize the ground
d)
a food only found in Mesopotamia
3.
In the summer, it was hot & rainless. What did they people do about it?
a)
Do rain dances
b)
Prayed to the rain god
c)
Utilized irrigation techniques
d)
Cried and felt sorry for themselves
4.
What is surplus?
a)
a method used in math
b)
a name give to a leader of a tribe
c)
food that is far more than needed
d)
a disease found on an animal
5.
Because of surplus, people of the Fertile Crescent were able to...
a)
...have more festivals
b)
...please their gods
c)
...have specialization of labor
d)
...move away
6.
What does Mesopotamia mean?
a)
the middle of the Earth
b)
a festival of people
c)
between two rivers
d)
many gods
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