2. The Fertile Crescent Chapter 2

3. Geography of the Fertile Crescent Lesson 1

4. Why did people start farming in the Fertile Crescent? A.The soil was rich. B. Mountains were common. C. Droughts were frequent. D. Large forests were available.

5. Mesopotamia is located within the Fertile Crescent and is located between the two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates. What does the word Mesopotamia mean? A. The New Stone Age B. The land between the rivers C. Rich Soil D. The land in western Asia

6. What is silt? A. A wall built to keep the flood waters back. B. A system of canals used to bring water to crops and fields. C. Loose soil carried by water D. Long periods without rain.

7. What is a levee? A. A system of canals used to bring water to crops and fields. B. Long periods without rain C. The wearing away of soil by wind or water. D. A wall that keeps a river within its banks.

8. Farming was made possible in dry areas by the use of canal ______________. A. levees. B. irrigation. C. droughts. D. erosion.

9. During the spring and summer, southern Mesopotamia needed water for their crops in the hot, dry climate. What are long periods without rain? A. Erosion B. Irrigation C. Scribe D. Drought

10. What is the wearing away of soil by wind or water? A. Irrigation B. Cuneiform C. Erosion D. Ziggurat

11. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers made it possible for farmers to have a(n) ______________ of crops and to develop some of history’s early cultures. A.Erosion B.Surplus C.Empire D.Domestication

12. Mesopotamian farmers began to produce more food than they could consume themselves. Not everyone had to be a farmer any more. Some people became ___________________________. A. Teachers, soldiers, and bakers. B. Craftmakers, hunters, and leaders. C. Soldiers, scholars, and leaders. D. Students, farmers, and homemakers.