Mesopotamia Sections 1 & 2

Question 1

Fertile Crescent

Answer 1

A large arc of rich or fertile farmland extending from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. Mesopotamia is part of this area

Question 2

Silt (noun)

Answer 2

A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks

Question 3

Irrigation (noun

Answer 3

A way of supplying water to an area of land.

Question 4

Canals (noun

Answer 4

Human-made waterways

Question 5

Surplus (noun

Answer 5

More than needed

Question 6

Division of Labor (noun)

Answer 6

The type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job

Question 7

Rural (adjective

Answer 7

Countryside

Question 8

Urban (adjective

Answer 8

City

Question 9

City-state (noun)

Answer 9

Consisted of a city and all the countryside around it

Question 10

Gilgamesh (noun)

Answer 10

Uruk’s king who became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature

Question 11

Sargon (noun)

Answer 11

Akkadian emperor who extended Akkadian territory

Question 12

Empire (noun)

Answer 12

Land with different territories and peoples under a single rule

Question 13

Polytheism (noun

Answer 13

The worship of many gods

Question 14

Monotheism Noun)

Answer 14

The worship of one god

Question 15

Social hierarchy (noun)

Answer 15

The division of society by rank or class

Question 16

Chaos

Answer 16

Total disorder