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Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia was the ancient civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now Iraq. The word Mesopotamia means “the land between two rivers” in Greek. The land was priceless because it was fertile and good for farming. It didn’t rain much, but these early people learned that watering crops could be painless if you built an irrigation system – canals to bring water to the land from the rivers. The people were certainly not helpless! They could take care of themselves.
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Mesopotamia was the ancient civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now Iraq. The word Mesopotamia means “the land between two rivers” in Greek. The land was priceless because it was fertile and good for farming. It didn’t rain much, but these early people learned that watering crops could be painless if you built an irrigation system – canals to bring water to the land from the rivers. The people were certainly not helpless! They could take care of themselves.
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They planted endless fields of wheat, barley, dates, and vegetables.
There were four classes of people in Mesopotamia. The priests, the highest class, were powerful. While today it might be called tasteless, the priests shaved their heads. The people of the upper class wore fancy clothes that were always clean and spotless. Both the men and the women wore jewelry. The lower class people worked in the fields or in shops. It was often thankless work, but they were paid for it.
Before answering the question, continue to the next page.
There were four classes of people in Mesopotamia. The priests, the highest class, were powerful. While today it might be called tasteless, the priests shaved their heads. The people of the upper class wore fancy clothes that were always clean and spotless. Both the men and the women wore jewelry. The lower class people worked in the fields or in shops. It was often thankless work, but they were paid for it.
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The slaves, the lowest class, worked for the king, the temple, or rich people and did not get paid. They were shoeless until they were adults and got their first pair of leather shoes. Slaves were bought and sold, but they were not homeless. They lived in a small shelter with other slaves who worked for the same owner.
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- What made the Mesopotamian land priceless?
D. it was easy to grow things
- How did Mesopotamians water their crops if it did not rain much?
B. they used irrigation ditches to bring water from the rivers to their crops
- Another word for a class of people is:
D. a level
- According to the text, what is NOT true about being a slave in Mesopotamia?
D. they did not have enough food to eat
1.What made the Mesopotamian land priceless?
A. famers were goodB. the land made a lot of moneyC. people knew about farmingD. it was easy to grow things
2.How did Mesopotamians water their crops if it did not rain much?
A. the kinds of crops they grew did not need much waterB. they used irrigation ditches to bring water from the rivers to their cropsC. they got water from the rivers in big bowls and then poured them on their cropsD. the slaves would take water from the rivers and bring it to the crops
3.Another word for a class of people is:
A. a workerB. a small groupC. a schoolD. a level
4.According to the text, what is NOT true about being a slave in Mesopotamia?
A. they didn’t have things like shoesB. they didn’t have their own homesC. they didn’t get paidD. they did not have enough food to eat
A suffix is a word or letters that is put at the end of a word. A suffix changes the meaning of a word. The suffix -less means without. For example, endless means without an end. Notice that each of these words ends in the suffix –less.
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- What made the Mesopotamian land priceless?
D. it was easy to grow things
- How did Mesopotamians water their crops if it did not rain much?
B. they used irrigation ditches to bring water from the rivers to their crops
- Another word for a class of people is:
D. a level
- According to the text, what is NOT true about being a slave in Mesopotamia?
D. they did not have enough food to eat
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