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What is Silt?
Fertile wet dirt carried by running water and deposited as a sediment
What is the belief in many gods called?
polytheism
What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?
Land Between Two Rivers
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
A temple step-like square pyramid in Mesopotamia.
Ziggurat
What did the Mesopotamians make their tools out of?
Copper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What did the Mesopotamians build to bring water into their cities?
Canals
What did the Mesopotamians base their calendar on?
Constellations & Phases of the Moon
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers
Describe Cuneiform
Clay tablets
Reeds
Pictures & Symbols
The first fiction book ever written.
Epic of Gilgamesh
Mesopotamians created the first writing system. This writing system is called what?
Cuneiform
Describe the relationship Mesopotamians had with Math
Base 60 system
First to use advanced math; i.e. multiplication, division, fractions, etc.
What body of water connects the continents of Europe, Africa, & Asia?
Mediterranean Sea
What was the only group of people in Mesopotamia that were Monotheistic?
The Israelites
What is a City-state?
Large cities that acted as their own independent communities, controlling smaller cities and all the surrounding farmland
What is the main doctrine (idea) of Hammurabi's Code?
"Eye for an Eye, Tooth for a Tooth"
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
The Fertile Crescent Valley
What was the purpose of Ziggurats?
To worship the city's main god or goddess
Where was Mesopotamia located in the world? (Be specific!)
Above the Arabian Peninsula, in the Middle East.
What major advancement allowed civilizations to begin circa 8000 BC?
Agriculture
What people started the tradition of building Ziggurats?
The Sumerians
What mountains surround Mesopotamia?
The Zargos Mountains
Which civilization in Mesopotamia was the largest and most powerful?
Babylon