Civilization emerges in Mesopotamia Vocabulary

Which term refers to the region of rich farmland in the Middle East where the first civilizations emerged?

• a. Nile Delta

• b. Fertile Crescent

• c. Sahara Desert

• d. Indus Valley

What is the name for the land "between the rivers," home to ancient Sumer and Babylonia?

• a. Anatolia

• b. Mesopotamia

• c. Syria

• d. Persia

What does it mean to¨ irrigate¨ a crop?

• a. To harvest it when it's ripe.

• b. To fertilize it with natural materials.

• c. To dig trenches to bring water to it.

• d. To plant it in a specific season.

A large city that controls the surrounding countryside and operates as an independent nation is called a...

• a. kingdom

• b. empire

• c. city-state

• d. colony

The act of trading goods and services without using money is known as...

• a. barter

• b. trade

• c. commerce

• d. economy

The belief in many gods is called...

• a. monotheism

• b. animism

• c. polytheism

• d. atheism

What was the name of the stepped pyramid or temple built in ancient Mesopotamia?

• a. pyramid

• b. ziggurat

• c. acropolis

• d. coliseum

The earliest known form of writing, developed by the Sumerians, is...

A group of people or things that are clearly different from others in their kind are said to be...

• a. similar

• b. diverse

• c. distinct

• d. unique

When a civilization or a person begins to thrive and do well, they are said to...

• a. decline

• b. prosper

• c. migrate

• d. specialize