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Civilization and Peoples of the Fertile Crescent II

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A mixture of small rocks and soil, very fertile for growing crops

a)

sod

b)

silt

c)

sand

d)

silo

2.

The method of supplying water to an area of land or crops

a)

irradiation

b)

irresponsible

c)

irrigation

d)

irregardless

3.

Waterways made by humans

a)

brooks

b)

rivers

c)

streams

d)

canals

4.

More than needed (in economic terms)

a)

surplus

b)

extra

c)

lots and lots

d)

supplementary

5.

Match the following

a)
1.

cuneiform-the first system of writing

b)
2.

pictograph-picture symbols

c)
3.

alphabet-set of letters combined to form words

6.

A political unit with a city and the surrounding area

a)

county-town

b)

city-state

c)

city-country

d)

farm and city

7.

Territory and groups of people under a single rule

a)

kingdom

b)

federation

c)

empire

d)

dominion

8.

A person whose job it is to write

a)

author

b)

scribbler

c)

wordsmith

d)

scribe

9.

A ruler of a kingdom or empire

a)

monarch

b)

chief

c)

head honcho

d)

supreme leader

10.

Development of skills in a specific kind of work

a)

artisan

b)

specialization

c)

institution

d)

cuneiform

11.

A large region of rich farmland near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Silt

c)

Civilization

d)

Canals

12.

Worship of many gods.

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Political

c)

Hammurabi's Code

d)

Polytheism

13.

Mesopotamia means...

a)

Ancient civilizations

b)

Land between rivers

c)

Fertile Crescent