Civilization
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Mesopotamia
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The first civilization ever! They invented writing and the wheel.
Who are the Sumerians?
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The worship of many gods.
What is polytheism?
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The temples built by Mesopotamians.
What were ziggurats?
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Greek for "land between the rivers."
What is Mesopotamia?
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The year that America fought with Iraq when it invaded Iran .
What was the 1980 Persian Gulf conflict?
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The group that created the first law code. Hammurabi was their king.
Who were the Babylonians?
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The worship of one god.
What is monotheism?
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The people worshipped many gods.
What is polytheism?
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The nickname for this area because it had good soil and was shaped liked a banana.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
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We were angry at the Iranians for this, that is why we supported Iraq.
What is holding Americans hostage for 444 days.
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The people that were known for their warrior skills. They had a library and the first zoo.
Who are the Assyrians?
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The governors used to help manage the vast Persian Empire.
What were satraps?
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Muslim people who follow the Qu'ran literally.
What are Fundamentalists?
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The nickname for this area because this was where civilization emerged for the first time.
What is the Cradle of Civilization?
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The organization that controls the flow and price of oil worldwide.
What is OPEC?
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The group that ruled a vast empire by using common coins, a road system, and satraps.
Who were the Persians?
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The removal of salt from sea or ocean water to make it usable.
What is desalination?
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How people in Mesopotamia worshipped their gods.
What is each city-state had its own gods and goddesses?
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The rivers where Mesopotamia was located.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
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The side we supported in the second Persian Gulf conflict when Iraq invaded Kuwait.
Who was Kuwait?
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Their alphabet became the basis of ours. They made a rare purple dye from snails.
Who were the Phoenicians?
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The writing system of Ancient Mesopotamia?
What is cuneiform?
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The holiest city for the Muslims
What is Mecca?
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Mesopotamia is this present day country.
What is Iraq?
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The reasons we invaded Iraq in 2003.
What is we believed they had weapons of mass destruction?
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