Social Studies Test 10-12-22

Question 1

Fertile Cresent

Answer 1

A region of the Middle East that stretches in a large, cresent shaped curve from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea

Question 2

Mesopotamia

Answer 2

Wide, flat plain in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in present day Iraq

Question 3

Irrigate

Answer 3

To supply water, move water to crops

Question 4

City-state

Answer 4

An independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territories

Question 5

Barter

Answer 5

A trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money

Question 6

Polytheism

Answer 6

The belief in more than one god. Sumerians believed these gods controlled every aspect of life

Question 7

Ziggurat

Answer 7

Temples, were pyramid shaped brick towers

Question 8

Cuneiform

Answer 8

A system of writing that uses triangular shaped symbols to stand for words, ideas, or sounds

Question 9

Distinct

Answer 9

Separate/ different

Question 10

Prosper

Answer 10

Gain in wealth

Question 11

Sumer

Answer 11

The first civilization

Question 12

Technology

Answer 12

The practical application of knowledge to accomplish a task