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What is silt?
a mix of rich soil and rock
A pyramid-shaped tower that rose about each Sumerian city was called _________
ziggurat
Who served a role between the Sumerians and the gods?
priests
What was the name of the Assyrian capital?
Nineveh
The Sumerians developed the world's first writing system, which is called _________.
cuneiform
When did the first cities develop in Mesopotamia
Between 3000 and 4000 BC
A powerful ruler of a kingdom of empire is known as a
monarch
Which social class was between the farmers and the nobles?
the merchants
Hammurabi's code was a set of many __________ that were written down for all people to see.
laws
The Sumerians hired professional writers called ___________.
scribes
A legendary figure in Sumerian literature and the hero of a famous poem
Gilgamesh
What Sumerian invention helped contribute to modern forms of transportation?
the wheel
The worship of many gods is known as what?
polytheism
Referring to the countryside
rural
Human made water way
canal
What are the names of the 2 rivers that flow through Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent?
Euphrates and Tigris
What was the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers called?
Mesopotamia