Vocabulary
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Geography
Geography Continued...
True or False
100
A group of gods from one religion.
What is a "Pantheon"?
100
The ability to live forever.
Define "immortal".
100
The watering of dry land by means of canals, pipes, and ditches.
What is "irrigation"?
100
An artificial ditch dug to move water to another location.
What is a "canal"?
100
True or False: the Mesopotamians had lots of natural protection and defenses.
FALSE!!!!!
200
It is a Universal and unchangeable religious law.
What is "me"?
200
It means "gods".
Define "deities".
200
A ridge or raised area of earth that blocks water from another area. It can be natural or man-made
What is a "levee"?
200
Fertile soil deposited by the river.
What is "silt"?
200
True or False: They had lots of fertile soil.
TRUE!!!
300
The belief in many gods.
What does "Polytheistic" mean?
300
A Mesopotamian temple built in the shape of a pyramid.
What is a ziggurat?
300
A bailing bucket mounted on a long counterweighted pole.
What is a "shaduf"?
300
A cereal used in making soup, bread, and beer.
What is "barley"?
300
True or False: Floods were unpredictable.
TRUE!!!!
400
The Sumerian word for gods.
Define "Dingir".
400
They are people who regulate trade and agriculture and report to him.
What are "bureaucrats"?
400
A climate where there is less than 10 inches of rainfall annually, and the season run from a hot summer to a warm winter
What does "semiarid" mean?
400
A grain used in making bread.
What is "wheat"?
400
True or False: The Mesopotamians had perfect weather.
FALSE!!!
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