Mesopotamia And The Fertile Crescent. :)

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1.

Where did crops usually grow near?
- A.
  
  Rivers, and where water was available.
- B.
  
  Near rich soil.
- C.
  
  Right outside your door.
2.

What are the 2 rivers that refered to Mesopotamia?
- A.
  
  The Mississippi river and the Countey river
- B.
  
  Euphrates and tigris rivers
3.

Name two grains grown by Mesopotamian farmers.
- A.
  
  Corn and bread.
- B.
  
  Wheat and barley.
4.

Name three foods hunted by Mesopotamian hunters.
- A.
  
  Livestock,birds, and FISH!
- B.
  
  Deer,bear, and geese.
5.

What was the way they controlled the flow of rivers?
- A.
  
  Irrigation
- B.
  
  Surplus.
- C.
  
  Division of labor.
6.

If you know what didn't produce what would happen?
- A.
  
  Dying of livestock, flooding destroyed crops, and washed away homes.
- B.
  
  Many people dying.
- C.
  
  Not enough food for everyone.
7.

How'd they do irrigation? Be specific please.
- A.
  
  They dug out large storage basins to hold water supplies. Then they dug canals that connected these basins to a network of ditches. These ditches brought water to the fields and water grazing areas for cattle and sheep. Giggity!
- B.
  
  The saved water in a wooden bucket and only gave out small amounts.
- C.
  
  They didn't they used division of labor.
8.

What came first irrigation or surplus?
9.

Which places in Mesopatamia became the centers of civilization?
- A.
  
  Political, Religious,Cultural, and Economic.
- B.
  
  TRICK QUESTION! none
- C.
  
  Language, and Art.
10.

Name the order first to last.
- A.
  
  Surplus, irrigation, division of labor.
- B.
  
  Irrigation,division of labor, surplus.
- C.
  
  Irrigation,surplus,division of laber
- D.
  
  Surplus,division of labor,surplus.
- E.
  
  Division of labor,surplus,irrigation.
- F.
  
  Division of labor,irrigation,surplus.
11.

What is silt??
- A.
  
  A mix of rich soil and small rocks.
- B.
  
  A soft material to make clothes.
12.

What's irrigation?
- A.
  
  A way of supplying water to an area of land.
- B.
  
  A way of trading water to a far distant land.
13.

What's canals?
- A.
  
  Human-made waterways.
- B.
  
  A material of wax to carve and make art.
14.

What's surplus?
- A.
  
  More of something than needed.
- B.
  
  Lots of food.
15.

What's division of labor?
- A.
  
  An arrangement in which people specialize in specific tasks. GIRLIE!
- B.
  
  A way someone does a job.