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a city and the surrounding area that is also an independent country
What is a city- state?
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What was a writer called in Mesopotamia?
ziggurat
Where did the Mesopotamians believe the gods lived?
stylus
What did the Mesopotamians write with?
wheel
What did the Sumerians invent to make moving heavy things easier?
Located near the rivers
Where were Mesopotamian cities located?
The King
Who was the leader of each city state?
Center of each town
Where were ziggurats located?
clay tablets
What did the Mesopotamians write on?
concept of time based on 60
What did the Sumerians invent?
Tigris and Euphrates
What were the 2 rivers in Mesopotamia?
Priests
Who took care of the ziggurat, communicated with the gods?
King
Who led the government in Mesopotamia?
cuneiform
What was Mesopotamian writing called?
a measurement of land invented by the Sumerians, originally called and "iqu"
What is an acre?
The Fertile Crescent
What is the crescent area of land called in Mesopotamia?
Farmer
Who grew the food in Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi
Who wrote the first code of laws?
wedged shaped
What did cuneiform look like?
a tool used to dig holes for planting seeds
What is the plow
Land Between the Rivers
What does Mesoptamia mean?
Women and daughters
Whostayed home and took care of the home?
strict
What were Hammurabi's Code of Law like?
trade
What was the original purpose or reason for the invention of writing?
means watering of crops
What is irrigation?