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2 The Peoples of the Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia The Peoples of the Fertile Crescent Stone Ages 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400

3 A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.
The Fertile Crescent 100 A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks. Answer: Silt

4 A way of supplying water to an area of land.
The Fertile Crescent 200 A way of supplying water to an area of land. Answer: Irrigation

5 The Fertile Crescent 300 Human-made waterways Answer: Canals

6 A large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland.
The Fertile Crescent 400 A large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland. Answer: Fertile Crescent

7 This area located in Asia is known in Greek as “between the rivers”.
Mesopotamia 100 This area located in Asia is known in Greek as “between the rivers”. Answer: Mesopotamia

8 Answer: Division of Labor
Mesopotamia 200 The type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job. Answer: Division of Labor

9 Mesopotamia 300 This Mesopotamian civilization was the first known developed civilization in history. Answer: Sumer

10 Mesopotamia 400 Mesopotamia consisted of a city with countryside around it. Known as a… Answer: City-State

11 The Peoples of the Fertile Crescent 100
The worship of many gods. Answer: Polytheism

12 The Peoples of the Fertile Crescent 200
The division of society by rank or class. Answer: social hierarchy

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The first known set of laws was created by this Babylonian ruler. Answer: Hammaurabi

14 The Peoples of the Fertile Crescent 400
This ancient empire took over the Sumerian civilization under the rule of Sargon. Answer: Akkadian Empire

15 Early ancestor of humans
Stone Ages 100 Early ancestor of humans Answer: Hominids

16 Answer: hunter-gathers
Stone Ages 200 People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive Answer: hunter-gathers

17 Same species as modern human beings, name means “wise man”
Stone Ages 300 Same species as modern human beings, name means “wise man” Answer: Homo Sapiens

18 Stone Ages 400 First part of the stone age, also known as the Old Stone Age Answer: Paleolithic Era


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