Lesson 1
Another term for the region of Southwest Asia is ___________.
Middle East
What mountain range that contains the world's highest peaks?
Himalayas
What is the region between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers?
Mesopotamia
Of the two rivers that flow from the Anatolian peninsula to the Persian Gulf, the eastern one is the ____________.
Tigris
A fertile or green area in the desert is called a(n) ________.
Oasis
The land that lies between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf is the _______.
Plateau of Iran
What river flows south from mountains to the Arabian Sea?
Indus
What is the advanced form of culture that developed in cities?
Civilization
The land that lies south of the Caspian Sea, surrounded by mountains, is the _____________.
Plateau of Iran
The first civilization of Mesopotamia arose in _________.
Sumer
The land that lies between the Black and Mediterranean seas is the ______________.
Anatolian peninsula
What is a cyclone?
violent storm
What is the name of the mountain-shaped temples built throughout Mesopotamia?
Ziggurat
What river flows southeast from mountains to the Bay of Bengal?
Ganges
India is located on a giant landmass called __________.
a subcontinent.
Euphrates
What is a tsunami?
Series of giant waves
Who developed the first sets of written laws in the world?
Hammurabi
What does it mean to say that the people of Sumer were polytheistic?
believed in many gods.
Soil carried by rivers and deposited on nearby land is called ________.
Silt
The most common climate throughout Southwest Asia is ___________.
desert
What problem is caused by a long dry spell?
famine
What advanced technology was found in the city of Mohenjo-Daro?
plumbing and sewers
What is the wedge-shaped writing system developed in Sumer?
cuneiform
Seasonal wind system that produces wet and dry seasons.
Monsoon