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SCAVENGER HUNT # 2
1. Money is….
a. silt
b. empire
c. currency
2. The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans.
a. domestication
b. culture
c. fossil
3. A group of traders that traveled together
a. culture
b. afterlife
c. caravan
4. A triangle shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river
a. silt
b. delta
c. empire
5. The belief in only one God
a. currency
b. monotheism
c. culture
6. The world’s first system of writing developed in Sumer
a. currency
b. cuneiform
c. hieroglyphics
7. The natural features of the land’s surface
a. artifact
b. delta
c. landforms
8. The mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that can make land ideal for farming
a. silt
b. empire
c. delta
9. Going without food for an extended period of time
a. caravan
b. surplus
c. fasting
10. The worship of many gods
a. culture
b. empire
c. polytheism
11. Which continents are on the map of Mesopotamia and Egypt?
a. North America and Asia
b. Africa, Asia and Europe
c. Europe, America and Mesopotamia
12. A key that explains the symbols on a map is called a…….
a. compass rose
b. scale
c. legend
13. This is used to estimate distance on a map.
a. legend
b. rose
c. scale
14. Lines that cross a map vertically from north to south are called…..
a. line graphs
b. latitude
c. longitude
15. A two wheeled cart pulled by horses in battle
a. wagon
b. wheelbarrow
c. chariot
16. 282 written laws for the people of Babylon
a. Hammurabi’s Code
b. Old Testament
c. 10 commandments
17. A type of government that has a King for its ruler.
a. democracy
b. dictator
c. monarchy
18. A pyramid shaped building used for religious purposes in Mesopotamia.
a. church
b. castle
c. ziggurat
19. The science of building
a. artifact
b. astronomy
c. architecture
20. A long poem that tells a story about a hero.
a. epic
b. legend
c. fiction
21. Which of these civilizations is thought to be older?
a. America
b. Greece
c. Mesopotamia
22. A scribe is a …..
a. teacher
b. storyteller
c. writer
23. A picture symbol
a. cuneiform
b. pictograph
c. alphabet
24. Social hierarchy is dividing society by rank or _________.
a. money
b. class
c. power
25. A person who performs religious ceremonies.
a. priest
b. teacher
c. warden
26. Henry County is mostly….
a. urban
b. rural
c. wilderness
27. A city area is called
a. urban
b. rural
c. barren
28. When a worker specializes in one type of job it is called…
a. jack of all trades
b. division of labor
c. surplus
29. Surplus is having ___________ of something than you need
a. more
b. less
c. just enough
30. A human made waterway
a. river
b. canal
c. bridge
31. A way of supplying water to an area of land
a. famine
b. surplus
c. irrigation
32. Rich farmland shaped in an arc in the Middle East area is called
a. Fertile circle
b. Fertile crescent
c. Fertile farm
33. Mesopotamia means…….
a. land between the rivers
b. river waters
34. The oldest known writing is called
a. alphabet
b. cuneiform
c. Mr. Phil’s
c. fertile land