Question

lesson 1: ancient civilizations (prehistory–550 ce)
mesopotamia (5000 bce–600 bce)
match each item to its correct description.

fertile crescent
mesopotamia
sumer
war leaders
ziggurats
cuneiform
sumerians

a. large flat platforms where ancient people worshiped their gods
b. the first form of writing made up of various wedges on clay tablets
c. the area of land between the tigris and euphrates rivers
d. rulers who maintained armies, enforced laws, collected taxes, kept records, and led religious ceremonies
e. people who probably invented the wheel and the first to use a plow or a sailboat
f. moon shaped area of land that produces fertile crops where present day turkey, syria, and iraq are located
g. the worlds first civilization

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Explanation:

• Fertile Crescent: The Fertile Crescent is a moon - shaped area of land (including parts of present - day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq) known for its fertile soil for crop production, so it matches f.
• Mesopotamia: Mesopotamia is defined as the area of land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, so it matches c.
• Sumer: Sumer is recognized as the world's first civilization, so it matches g.
• War Leaders: War leaders in ancient Mesopotamia were rulers who maintained armies, enforced laws, collected taxes, kept records, and led religious ceremonies, so it matches d.
• Ziggurats: Ziggurats were large flat platforms (temples) where ancient people worshiped their gods, so it matches a.
• Cuneiform: Cuneiform was the first form of writing, made up of various wedges on clay tablets, so it matches b.
• Sumerians: The Sumerians are credited with inventing the wheel and being the first to use a plow or a sailboat, so it matches e.

Answer:

• Fertile Crescent - f. Moon shaped area of land that produces fertile crops where present day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq are located
• Mesopotamia - c. The area of land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
• Sumer - g. The worlds first civilization
• War Leaders - d. Rulers who maintained armies, enforced laws, collected taxes, kept records, and led religious ceremonies
• Ziggurats - a. Large flat platforms where ancient people worshiped their gods
• Cuneiform - b. The first form of writing made up of various wedges on clay tablets
• Sumerians - e. People who probably invented the wheel and the first to use a plow or a sailboat