Early River Civilizations Lesson 1:Mesopotamia

a. The Land of Giants

b. The Cradle of Civilization

c. The Valley of Death

d. The Land of the Pharaohs

a. The first written language

b. The invention of the wheel

c. The development of agriculture

d. The creation of the first empire

a) Because it was shaped like a square

b) Because it was a dry, desert region

c) Because of its crescent shape and fertile land

d) Because it was located near oceans

a) A marketplace

b) A palace

c) A ziggurat

d) A fortress

a) Clean drinking water

b) Defense against invaders

c) Fertile soil for crops

d) Trade routes

a) Kingdom

b) Democracy

c) Empire

d) Writing system

a) It created the first library

b) It was the first written set of laws

c) It banned all warfare

d) It gave every citizen free land