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What is a civilization?

• A group of people who live, work, and play together

• A group of people who hunt and gather for food

• A group of people who live in modern cities

• A group of people who form governments

Where was ancient Mesopotamia mostly located?

• Iraq

• Egypt

• Greece

• China

What does the word 'Mesopotamia' mean?

• The land between rivers

• The land of the gods

• The land of the desert

• The land of the mountains

What was the main source of water for ancient Mesopotamia?

• Tigris and Euphrates rivers

• Nile river

• Amazon river

• Yangtze river

What was the life-changing discovery made by the people of ancient Mesopotamia?

• They discovered agriculture or farming

• They discovered writing

• They discovered irrigation

• They discovered the wheel

What is irrigation?

• A way to water farmland without rain

• A way to transport goods using canals

• A way to build houses and buildings

• A way to record information using symbols

What did the Sumerians call their large cities?

• City States

• Empires

• Kingdoms

• Villages

What was the religion of the Sumerians?

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Atheism

• Pantheism

Which statement best describes the geographical location of Mesopotamia?

• in a valley in Southwest Asia

• to the east of the Mediterranean Sea

• between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• along the Persian Gulf

Whish is the definition of polytheism?

• the belief in many gods

• the belief in ghosts

• the belief in no gods

• the belief in one god