Mesopotamia

Question 1

A culture that has developed a system of government, religion and learning.

Answer 1

Civilization

Question 2

A fertile region in Asia that includes the region of Mesopotamia

Answer 2

Fertile Crescent

Question 3

The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; birthplace of the Sumerian and Babylonian civilizations .

Answer 3

Mesopotamia

Question 4

Light soil in rivers that is moisture retentive soil type with high fertility rating

Answer 4

Silt

Question 5

a legacy that consists of canals, artificial lakes and gates. It allowed farmers to expand their fields and bring water to their crops.

Answer 5

Irrigation

Question 6

an independent, self governing city and the lands/villages around it.

Answer 6

City State

Question 7

a religious temple in Mesopotamia

Answer 7

Ziggurat

Question 7

to believe in many gods and goddesses.

Answer 7

Polytheism

Question 8

c. 2300 B.C. united Sumer creating the 1st Empire . He became the 1st emperor and expanded his empire north.

Answer 8

Sargon

Question 9

the way people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services.

Answer 9

Economy

Question 10

writers or record keepers

Answer 10

Scribe

Question 11

(wedge-shaped)-first form of writing ever .

Answer 11

Cuneiform