Geography
What is the difference between the climate of the mountains and the climate of the deserts in the region?
More humid
Which empire helped spread Christianity?
The romans
What does an archaeologist do?
Archaeologists wash, sort, catalog, and store recovered artifacts after bringing them in from the field.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
The fertile crescent was the land in southwest Asia where the civilization of Mesopotamia was created. The land was fertile and helped civilians to farm.
What is an important difference between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River?
The Tigris has more water.
Why did the location of the Ottoman Empire help it become rich and powerful?
The busiest trade routes in the region ran through the empire.
What is an artifact?
an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
On what sea or gulf is the city of Ur located?
Near the Persian Gulf
What causes a rain shadow on the Anatolian and Iranian plateaus?
The tall mountains
What is usually associated with ancient Egypt?
Hieroglyphics and papyrus
How do archaeologists manipulate and examine artifacts?
carefully digging them out of the ground, cleaning them
Between what latitudes does Mesopotamia extend?
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Why is the Arabian Peninsula important to other countries in the world?
For the oil reserves.
Under which ruler did the Ottoman Empire reach its greatest extent?
Suleiman
What does the photograph show about the skills of the ancient Egyptians?
The ancient Egyptians had the skills and tools to carefully draw and create mummies.
Which two bodies of water mark the boundaries of the Fertile Crescent?
The Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf.
What was the result of the Mesopotamian agricultural revolution?
Advanced civilizations emerged.
Which empire conquered Egypt and ended the New Kingdom period?
Romans or Persians?
Why are archaeologists still interested in the Valley of the Kings?
Tombs near the pyramids still need to be excavated.
What would life have been like in Mesopotamia without the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
The land would not be fertile, people would have to live on the coasts to obtain another source of food such as seafood because they could not grow their own food due to the weather and soil being dry.