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Between what 2 rivers was Mesopotamia located?
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
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What word means "between the rivers" in Greek?
Mesopotamia
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What did silt make the soil in Mesopotamia ideal for?
farming!
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What name was given to the large arc of rich farmland in this region?
Fertile Crescent
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Who developed the world's first civilization?
Sumerians
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What was a central city and all the countryside around it called?
a city-state
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What is the belief in many gods called?
Polytheism
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What is a long poem that tells the story of a hero called?
an epic
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What name is given to people who performed or led religious ceremonies?
Priests
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What is land with different territories and peoples under a single rule called?
an empire
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What was the world's first system of writing called?
Cuneiform
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What is the earliest known written collection of laws?
Hammurabi's Code
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What did the Sumerian clock use to measure time?
Falling water
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What did Sumerians believe about their gods?
They believed that they had enormous powers.
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What famous king of Babylon brought all of Mesopotamia under his control?
Hammurabi
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What city did Sargon build on the Euphrates River?
Akkad
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Why was Phoenica able to establish so many colonies and trade with so many peoples?
It was located on the Mediterranean Sea, which gave it access to three continents.
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What name was given to the pyramid-shaped temples in Mesopotamia?
ziggurats
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Describe how ancient Sumerians wrote.
They used sharp tools, called styluses to make wedge-shaped symbols on clay tablets.
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Over what did Sumerian city-states fight each other? What 2 Sumerian city-states fought each other a lot? Name 2 things that resulted from the wars between Sumerian city-states.
They fought each other over land. Ur and Uruk fought each other a lot. The city-states built up strong armies, and they built thick walls around their cities for protection.
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Name 3 things, still used today, that were developed from the Sumerian math system.
A circle is 360 degrees. A year has 12 months. An hour has 60 minutes.
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Name the 5 bodies of water in this map.
see map
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According to legend, what did Nebuchadnezzar's palace include? Why did he have this built?
It included the Hanging Gardens. He had them built for his wife, because she was homesick for her home in the mountains.
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Sargon was the first to do what two things?
He was the first king to have a permanent army, and he established the world's first empire.
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Give 2 reasons why Hammurabi's Code was so important.
It was very thorough, for it covered all parts of people's lives. It was written down.
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