WorksheetsChapter 3 Section 1
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What does the word Fertile Crescent mean?
the moon
the sun
a region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast East through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf
a region with bad conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast East through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf
What is Mesopatamia?
a flat plain with a lot of deserts
a wide, flat plain in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in present-day Irak
a narrow plain with candy everywhere
What does it mean to irrigate?
to make a canal
to supply water to
to take water from a lake
to drink as much water as you want
What is a city state?
a city and a state
independent state consisting of a country
independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
a state and a country
What does it mean to barter?
to trick
to trade
trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money
trading system in which people exchange goods directly using money
What is polytheism?
worship of one god or deity
worship of 2 gods or deities
worship of a million gods or deities
worship of many God's or deities
What is a ziggurat?
an Egyptian tomb
a graveyard
an ancient zebra
a brick, pyramid shaped Mesopotamian temple
What is cuneiform?
"Cuneiform is ancient writing that tells us that Sumer's city-states were always fighting."
Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for things or ideas
