Vocabulary
Mesopotamia
Geography
The Breadwinner
GRAPES
100
What does G.R.A.P.E.S stand for?
Geography
Religion
Achievements
Politics
Economy
Social Structure
100
What was a major effect of regular river flooding in early....
(pick one)
The creation of fertile farmland
100
What sea is close to Mesopotamia?
Mediterannean Sea
100
Who is Parvana's best friend
Shauzia
100
the study of the earth's surface and the people who inhabit it
Geography
200
Define specialization
each person in a society has a specific job or skill
200
3. Why did people build irrigation systems in early river valleys?
To control flooding and bring water to crops.
200
What are the two major rivers of Mesopotamia?
Euphrates and Tigris
200
Why is Parvana's father arrested?
We do not know but we assume it was because he went to school in Europe.
200
the way a society is organized
social structure
300
What is an empire?
a government that rules several city-states or countries
300
Why did early settlements build walls?
to protect themselves from attacks
300
What is the area of land with good soil and shaped like a partial moon called?
Fertile Crescent
300
Name all the family members.
Parvana's mom
Parvana's dad
Nooria
Parvana
Maryam
Ali
300
the belief in god or gods and the practices associated with that belief
religion
400
Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
They each had their own ruler and farmland.
400
Early civilizations developed near rivers mainly because...
Fertile soil
freshwater source
400
Why was the land fertile?
(what happened to make it fertile)
Snow melting from the mountains
Rivers flooding bringing down and spreading silt
400
Why is Parvana worried about her family?
They all went to Mazar-e-Sharif for the wedding but it was captured by the Taliban.
400
how a group of people makes decisions and shares power
politics
500
Fertile
Soil good for growing crops
500
Why did governments first develop in early river valley civilizations?
(why did they need a government?)
People needed leaders to organize farming, irrigation, and protection
500
What mountains are northeast of Mesopotamia?
Zagros Mountains
500
Why did the Taliban release her father from prison?
We don't know.
500
the study of how people make choices about their resources to produce and use goods and services to meet their needs and wants
economics