Geography
Vocabulary
Daily Life
100

What is the region known as the "Cradle of Civilization"?

Mesopotamia which refers to the area in the Middle East where early human civilizations began to develop

100

Mesopotamia

 a wide, flat plain in present–day Iraq.

100

What types of jobs did people have in Mesopotamia?

Agriculture, farming, building 

200

What two rivers are key to Mesopotamia?

Tigris and Euphrates rivers

200

Fertile crescent

Fertile crescent: a region in the middle east that stretches in a large crescent-shaped curve from the Arabian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.

200

What were common foods in ancient Mesopotamia?

Vegetables, grains (wheat, barley) some kinds of meat 

300

What does Mesopotamia mean? 

The area between the two rivers. 

300

Irrigate

to supply water to crops.

400

Which modern countries are primarily located in ancient Mesopotamia?

Iraq, Kuwait 

400

Agriculture

The science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil.  

500

What is the significance of the Fertile Crescent?

 It is a region that encompasses the most fertile agricultural land in the Middle East,

500

Domesticate

To change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in ways that are useful for humans.  

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