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WorksheetsFertile Crescent Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the large area of rich farmland called that is located in Southwest Asia?
Fertile Crescent
Babylon
The Great River Valley
The First Civilization
What did people do BEFORE settling in the Fertile Crescent?
Hunters and gatherers
crafters
farmers
laborors
What word means "between the rivers" in Greek?
Mesopotamia
Persia
Asia Minor
Neolithic
Mesopotamia was located between what TWO rivers?
Tigris
Euphrates
Nile
Persian
Why did early people settle in the Fertile Crescent?
the soil was good for farming
to get away from their enemies
they were fishermen
their ancestors were from there
Annual flooding made the soil rich and ideal for farming. What is this type of soil called?
silt
clay
sand
mud
Why did villages begin growing and eventually become an early civilization?
there was plenty of food
they had a large army
there was a great drought
people began making tools
What are some features of a civilization? (select ALL that apply)
education
art
writing
hunting
government
What did farmers invent in order to help keep their crops watered?
irrigation system
river banks
surplus
silt
What did early farmers have to make in order to get water from the rivers to their fields?
canals
tunnels
aqueducts
levees
Due to using irrigation for their crops, farmers soon had an increased amount of food. This is called a ____________.
surplus
canal
division of labor
famine
When workers specialize in a specific task it is called _____________.
division of labor
a civilization
architecture
surplus
What began forming as villages and settlements continued to grow in size?
cities
division of labor
more silt
surplus
