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Mesopotamia and Ancient River Valley Civilizations
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Mesopotamia and Ancient River Valley Civilizations
Mesopotamia and Ancient River Valley Civilizations
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1
Question
Which two names also apply to Mesopotamia besides “the land between rivers”?
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Fertile Crescent and Cradle of Civilization.
2
Question
Which two rivers define the location of Mesopotamia?
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The Tigris River and the Euphrates River.
3
Question
When facing East, which cardinal direction lies on your right?
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South.
4
Question
Which religious system characterized ancient Mesopotamia?
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Polytheism, the belief in multiple gods.
5
Question
According to Mesopotamian belief, what material did the gods use to create humans?
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Clay.
6
Question
Which date came earliest in the chronological sequence shown?
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2500 BC.
7
Question
Which date came second in the chronological sequence shown?
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500 BCE.
8
Question
Which date came third in the chronological sequence shown?
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AD 200.
9
Question
Which date came latest in the chronological sequence shown?
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1200 CE.
10
Question
How should the four dates be ordered from earliest to latest?
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2500 BC, 500 BCE, AD 200, and 1200 CE.
11
Question
Which activity formed the economic foundation of Mesopotamia according to the assessment?
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Trade.
12
Question
Why did ancient river valley civilizations settle near rivers?
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Answer
They lived in desert areas, relied primarily on farming, and needed river resources for cultivation.
13
Question
Which river-derived soil is described as fertile and useful for planting crops?
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Silt.
14
Question
How did irrigation support agriculture in ancient river valley civilizations?
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Irrigation supplied river water to crops.
15
Question
What term describes the production of more food than is immediately needed?
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Surplus.
16
Question
Mesopotamia traded grain, cloth and pottery for _____, stone, and metal from other regions.
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wood
17
Question
Mesopotamia traded grain, cloth and pottery for wood, _____, and metal from other regions.
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stone
18
Question
Mesopotamia traded grain, cloth and pottery for wood, stone, and _____ from other regions.
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metal
19
Question
You live on the continent of _____ in the country, United States. The other countries on your continent are Mexico and Canada.
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North America
20
Question
You live on the continent of North America in the country, _____. The other countries on your continent are Mexico and Canada.
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United States
21
Question
You live on the continent of North America in the country, United States. The other countries on your continent are Mexico and _____.
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Canada
22
Question
The year _____ does not exist on timelines.
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zero
23
Question
Ancient River Valley civilizations needed the _____, which is fertile soil from a river, to plant their crops.
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silt
24
Question
Ancient River Valley civilizations used river water for _____ so they could provide water to their crops.
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irrigation
25
Question
Ancient River Valley civilizations grew and produced food through a practice called _____.
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agriculture
26
Question
Which term in GRAPES deals with deities, texts, symbols, locations, leaders, morals, and the afterlife?
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Religion
27
Question
What is the difference between a map and a round model of the Earth?
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A map is a representation of geographic information on a flat surface. A round model of the Earth is not called a map.
28
Question
A round model of the Earth is called a _____.
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False. A round model of the Earth is not called a map.
29
Question
_____ is the study of the physical features of the Earth.
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Geography
30
Question
South Carolina is a coastal state bordering the _____ ocean.
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Atlantic