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Geographic Features
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What is A?
Mediterranean Sea
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What is a scribe?
a professional writer
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What was the purpose of Hammurabi's code?
It provided a set of rules for everyone in the empire to follow and settled conflicts
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Why did Babylon become an important center of trade?
Because of its location between cities to the North and South and the creation of roads
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What geographic features made life in the Fertile Crescent possible?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Zagros Mountains
Mediterranean Sea
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What are B and C
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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What is cuneiform?
groups of wedges and lines used by scribes to write
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What makes the laws of Hammurabi so unique?
It was the first written organized laws that have been found
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What activities took place at ziggurats?
religious, social, and economic activities
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Why were springtime floods important to the farmers of Mesoptamia?
Melting snow picked up topsoil and deposited it on plains
Soil was good for growing crops
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What is D?
Mesopotamia
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What is an empire?
many territories and people who are controlled by one government
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Who was the ruler of Babylon who created a series of 282 laws?
King Hammurabi
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Why did Sumerian city-states fight against one another?
They each wanted control of the land and use of the river water
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How did the Tigris and Euphrates rivers bring gifts?
provided topsoil for farming
fish
clay
reeds
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What are F and E?
Red Sea and Persian Gulf
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What is polytheism?
a belief in many gods
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The underlying principle of the first set of written laws in Mesopotamia was what?
an eye for an eye
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Give three ways the Assyrians showed they were clever when it came to war
1. battering ram
2. slings
3. armor/helmets
4.armed charioteers
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How did the Tigris and Euphrates rivers bring sorrow?
unexpected floods could destroy lives and possessions
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What are G and H?
Syrian Desert and Zagros Mountains
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What is a myth
a legend that explains peoples beliefs
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How did King Hammurabi create the Babylonian Empire?
Conquering cities in Sumer and lands to the North
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What were the benefits of the Phoenician alphabet over cuneiform?
It was easier to learn and it improved trade
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Mesopotamia was located on land between what 2 rivers?
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers