Question 1

What does the term 'cuneiform' refer to?

Accepted Answer

A writing system based on wedge-shaped symbols.

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More than what is required or necessary; extra.

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A triangle-shaped piece of fertile land formed from soil deposited at the mouth of a river.

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A system of government ruled by a king or queen.

Question 2

What is the meaning of the word 'delta'?

Accepted Answer

A triangle-shaped piece of fertile land formed from soil deposited at the mouth of a river.

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A writing system based on wedge-shaped symbols.

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More than what is required or necessary; extra.

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The governing system in which a king or queen rules.

Question 3

What is the definition of 'surplus'?

Accepted Answer

More than what is required or necessary; extra.

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Good for growing things, especially crops.

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A triangle-shaped piece of fertile land formed from soil deposited at the mouth of a river.

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A writing system based on wedge-shaped symbols.

Question 4

What does the term 'city-state' refer to?

Accepted Answer

A city and the farmlands around it.

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A belief in many gods.

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A writing system based on wedge-shaped symbols.

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A governing system where a king or queen rules.

Question 5

What does the term 'polytheism' mean?

Accepted Answer

A belief in many gods.

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The supply of water to fields using human-made systems.

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The governing system in which a king or queen rules.

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A pyramid-shaped temple in Sumerian city-states.

Question 6

What is the definition of 'silt'?

Accepted Answer

Tiny soil and rocks carried or deposited on the land by flood waters.

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A writing system based on wedge-shaped symbols.

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A type of government where a king or queen rules.

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A triangle-shaped piece of fertile land formed from soil deposited at the mouth of a river.

Question 7

What does the term 'ziggurat' refer to?

Accepted Answer

A pyramid-shaped temple in Sumerian city-states.

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Good for growing things, especially crops.

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A writing system based on wedge-shaped symbols.

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A belief in many gods.

Question 8

What does the term 'fertile' mean?

Accepted Answer

Good for growing things, especially crops.

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Tiny soil and rocks carried or deposited on the land by flood waters.

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A pyramid-shaped temple in Sumerian city-states.

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A belief in many gods.

Question 9

What is the definition of 'irrigation'?

Accepted Answer

The supply of water to fields using human-made systems.

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Tiny soil and rocks carried or deposited on the land by flood waters.

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More than what is required or necessary; extra.

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Good for growing things, especially crops.

Question 10

What does the term 'monarchy' mean?

Accepted Answer

The governing system in which a king or queen rules.

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A triangle-shaped piece of fertile land formed from soil deposited at the mouth of a river.

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A belief in many gods.

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A writing system based on wedge-shaped symbols.

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