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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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How did the Assyrians rule their empire?

Who were the ferocious fighters that help control and rule the empires?

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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 is toleration?

What is the acceptance of beliefs, habits, and practices of others?


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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 is a code of law?

What is a set of written rules to bring justice?

400

What is a tribute?

What is money paid for protection?

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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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What is Royal Road?

What is the road to transfer messages and communication?

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What does an "eye for an eye " mean?

What is the principle of if a person is injured by another then that person should get the same injury too?

500

Who was the ruler of the Chaldeans?

Who was Nebuchadnezzar?

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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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How did Cyrus the Great rule?



Who ruled with toleration and respect unlike the Assyrians?

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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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