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SS Chapter 3- Vocab. Review
Test Description: Vocabulary Review
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1) Mesopotamia is known as
A
land between the mountains
B
land between the lakes
C
land between the rivers
D
land between the valleys
2) A floodplain is
A
flat land bordering the river
B
flat land bordering the mountain
C
rough land bordering the river
D
rough land bordering the mountain
3) Silt is
A
fertile and good for growing crops
B
a popular tool in Mesopotamia
C
a food that Sumerians used to eat
D
not fertile and useless for growing crops
4) A semiarid climate involves
A
hot, wet weather
B
hot, dry weather
C
wet, cold weather
D
freezing, dry weather
5) A drought is
A
a period when too much rain occurs
B
a period when the weather is unchanged
C
a period when no crops will grow
D
a period when not enough rain and snow fall
6) When there is a surplus of food, there is
A
just enough for people to survive
B
not enough for people to surive
C
more than people need
7) A civilization is an advanced form or
A
business
B
culture
C
religion
D
agriculture
8) Sumer was an ancient region that lies
A
in northern Mesopotamia
B
in southern Mesopotamia
C
in western Mesopotamia
D
in easter Mesopotamia
9) Reglious practices occurred at the
A
river
B
city hall
C
ziggurat
D
school
10) The belief in MANY gods is called
A
monotheism
B
Christianity
C
Judaism
D
polytheism
11) People used bronze because
A
it was bendable and pretty
B
it was stronger and lasted longer
C
it could turn into liquid faster
12) The FIRST form of writing involved the use of
A
wedge-shaped objects
B
cursive
C
pictures and drawings (pictographs)
D
paper and pencil
13) A stylus is
A
A sharpened reed used to press marks into clay
B
A person who records information
C
A clay tablet
D
A fashionable person who wears elegant clothing
14) The type of writing made up of wedge-shaped markings is called
A
tablet writing
B
pictographs
C
hieroglyphics
D
cuneiform
15) A person who specialized in writing and serves as a record keeper was called
A
a king
B
a teacher
C
a priest
D
a scribe
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