Between Two Rivers, Not a Beach
This is what the word Mesopotamia means.
What is “land between two rivers”?
True or False: Cities in Mesopotamia were usually clean and sanitary.
What is false?
This change helped lead to the beginning of civilization.
What is people staying in one place to farm?
Large temples built in Mesopotamia were called these.
What are ziggurats?
“Fertile” means this.
What is rich soil?
These two rivers flowed through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
Name one problem that came with the growth of cities.
disease, trash, overcrowding, conflict
People who moved from place to place instead of settling down were called this.
What are nomads?
Ziggurats were mainly used for this purpose.
What is religious worship?
A “crescent” is best described as this shape.
What is curved?
The Fertile Crescent was important because it had this.
What is rich soil for farming?
As cities grew, people living close together caused this issue to spread more easily.
What is disease?
What is one factor that helped civilizations grow in Mesopotamia?
farming, rivers, domestication, trade
This group was powerful in Mesopotamian society and worked closely with religion.
Who are priests?
Nomads are people who do this.
What is wander or move from place to place?
Mesopotamia is often called this because many early civilizations began there.
What is the Cradle of Civilization?
Give two negative impacts of the growth of civilizations.
disease, pollution, social inequality, war
This term describes taming animals for human use.
What is domesticate?
True or False: Priests were powerful members of Mesopotamian society.
What is true?
A ziggurat is best defined as this.
What is a religious temple?
Explain one reason why rivers were important to early civilizations in Mesopotamia.
water for farming, transportation, fertile soil, food
Why do you think living in early cities was harder than living in cities today?
Open-ended, reasoned response
Explain how farming led to the growth of cities.
food surplus, jobs, population growth
Why do you think religion was so important in Mesopotamian cities?
Open-ended, thoughtful response
This vocabulary word describes people who move from place to place and do not settle in one location.
What are nomads?