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100
Name the two jobs who ruled the city-states

What are the priest and the king

100
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
100

The triangular shaped writing form created by the Mesopotamian's.

What is Cuneiform?

100
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
100

The process of trading without using money.

What is Barter?

200

Why were the priests considered so important in Mesopotamia?

What is they were believed to be connected to the gods. 

200

Ture or False: a ziggurat was built for the priest. 

False

200

Mesopotamian's were the first to develop counting for this purpose.

What is so they could count the goods given and received?
200
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
200
A professional writer.
What is a scribe?
300
How did the priest help the kings stay in power?

What is they said that the king was sent from the gods. 

300

Which part of the Sumarian's daily life did they believe was controlled by the gods?

What is every part.
300

Mesopotamian's decided the hour into this many minutes.

What is 60?

300
I am the body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government.
What is a city-state?
400
I was a Babylonian King
Who is HAMMURABI?
400
Which citizens was it believed could communicate with the gods?
Who are priests?
400

This is the number of months the Mesopotamian's decided the year into. 

What is 12?

400
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
400
A time when people starve because there is so little food.
What is famine?
500

Which king is thought to have issued the first law code? (Where was he the king?)

Who is the king of Ur

500
A temple tower in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?