Social Studies quiz Mespo.

Question	Answer
Fertile crescent	A large arc of rich farmland extending from the Persiam Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
Silt	A mix of rich soil and small rocks
Irrigation	A way of supplying water to an area of land
Levee	A wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
Canals	Human-made waterways
Sumer	An are in southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared
Surplus	More of something that is needed
Division of Labor	An arrangement in which people specialize specific tasks
Agriculture	The business of farming, growing crops and raising animals
Domestiaction	The training of animals to be useful to humans
City/State	An early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
Mespotania	The geographic location between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is modern day Iraq

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	Created by Maille Fox almost 10 years ago