Chapter 2 Lesson 1

Question 1

a curved region with rich soil in the Middle East where one of the first civilizations developed

Answer 1

Fertile Crescent

Question 2

an area of flat land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where one of the first civilizations emerged

Answer 2

Mesopotamia

Question 3

a large Sumerian city-state in Mesopotamia

Answer 3

Uruk

Question 4

an early city-state in Mesopotiama

Answer 4

Kish

Question 5

an early city-state in Mesopotaima

Answer 5

Lagash

Question 6

an early city-state in Mesopotaima

Answer 6

Nippur

Question 7

an early city-state in Mesopotaima

Answer 7

Umma

Question 8

an early city-state in Mesopotaima

Answer 8

Ur

Question 9

a group of people who have a complex and organized society within a culture

Answer 9

civilization

Question 10

rich, is in soil

Answer 10

fertile

Question 11

an area of flat land

Answer 11

plain

Question 12

an area of high, flat land

Answer 12

plateau

Question 13

a system of transportation water to crops

Answer 13

irrigation

Question 14

a city that is an individual unit, complete with it’s own form of government and traditions

Answer 14

city-state

Question 15

an area on earth with common physical features

Answer 15

region

Question 16

a crafts-person such such as a potter or weaver

Answer 16

artisan