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Mesopotamia literally means
a) middle Earth
b) between the rivers
c) between the waters
d) middle river

Mesopotamia lies between the Tigris and the
a) Euphrates
b) Danube
c) Nile
d) Thames

Mesopotamia believed in many gods. This is called
a) druidism
b) hedonism
c) monotheism
d) polytheism

The fertile soil deposited by the floods is known as
a) mud
b) silt
c) topsoil
d) crops

Period when not enough rain falls
a) dearth
b) drought
c) famine
d) pestilence

To have more than they needed to survive
a) surplus
b) drought
c) famine
d) verbose

Flat land bordering river banks
a) terrace
b) farmland
c) levee
d) floodplain

Mesopotamia is mostly where modern day __________ is.
a) Japan
b) Iraq
c) Cannelton
d) Indochina

The climate of Mesopotamia was mostly hot and dry, or __________________.
a) semiarid
b) tropical
c) arctic
d) temperate

To supply water to farms or crops to help them grow
a) digging
b) sod
c) terracing
d) irrigation

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