Vocabulary
Mesopotamia
India
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Social Studies Skills
100

The New Stone age is also known as what?

Neolithic Age

100

The area of fertile land that makes up Mesopotamia is called the what?

Fertile Crescent 

100

What continent is India a part of

Asia

100

a landmass surrounded by water on 3 sides

Peninsula

100

Underlining and highlighting are two ways we can practice what skill?

Active Reading
200

A city and the surrounding farmland

City-State

200

The two rivers of Mesopotamia are what?

Tigris and Euphrates

200

What were the two rivers in the Indus River Valley civilization?

Indus and Ganges

200

The old Stone age is also known as what?

Paleolithic Age

200

How many sentences should there be in a paragraph?

3-5

300

The process of sharing idea or goods/products

Cultural Diffusion

300

Name one problem the Sumerians faced as a civilization

Irregular floods, no protection, Lack of wood, stone, and metal

300

What mountain range helps protect India from invaders?

Himalayas

300

Name three aspects of a civilization

Social Class, Religion, Government, Writing, Art, and/or Cities

300

Give the other team a sincere Compliment

Answers May Vary

400

Seasonal winds in India

Monsoons

400

The leader of Babylonian Empire

Hammurabi

400

What was the name of the first civilization in India

Harrapas

400

First written code of laws

Hammurabi's Code

400

How many supporting details is needed in a paragraph

2-3

500

A land mass that is a distinct part of a continent

Subcontinent

500

The writing of Mesopotamia is called what?

Cuneiform

500

What is one reason the Indus civilization may not have survived

Earthquakes, starvation, river shifted
500

A family ruling over the same area for a period of time

Dynasty

500

What food item do we use as a diagram for paragraph writing

A burger