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100
the area between the tigris and Euprates rivers
What is mesopotamia
100
a person in sumerian society whose job it was to write
What is scribe
100
Sumer was located in ___________.
What is Mesopotamia
100
The government in each city-state was a __________
What is monarchy
100
How did farmers in Mesopotamia get water for their fields? a. from the predictable flooding of rivers b. from the constant rains that fell of the region c. from the ground water under their fields d. through a system of irrigation
What is D. a system of irrigation
200
a type of government
What is monarchy
200
Babylonian ruler who established a tax system to support the government
Who is Hammurabi
200
One of the two rivers in Mesopotamia were_______
What is Tigris/Euphrates
200
In the center of each city was a large__________, or religious temple made of mud bricks.
What is ziggurat
200
Which of the following was a result of the food surplus in Sumer? A.Sumer broke up into independent city-states B.a complex division of labor developed C.warfare and violence decreased D.droughts became more frequent
What is B.a complex division of labor developed
300
people who invented a system of writing based on symbols that stood for sounds
What is Phoenicians
300
first person to rule an empire in Mesopotamia
Who is Sargon
300
The area between the Tiris and Euphrates rivers and the Mediterranean Sea was known as the _______________
What is fertile cresent
300
___________Was the main way people made a living
What is agriculture
300
Which of the following was the most affected by the coining of money? A. Warfare B. Farming C. Barter D. religion
What is C. barter
400
leader of the Israelites who led them out of Egypt
Who is Moses
400
Hammurabi's code of laws was known for it what kind of justice?
What is an eye for an eye
400
To control the rivers the Sumerians dug canals and built __________
What are dikes
400
When they produced more food than they needed to stay alive, they had a _______________
What is surplus
400
Which of the following is most remembered for compiling a set of laws? a. Hammurabi b. Sargon C. Abraham D. Solomon
What is a. Hammurabi
500
a religious temple in sumer
What is ziggurat
500
low, flat land formed from fine soils deposited by rivers
What is alluvial plain
500
Sumer had several independent_______________
What is city-states
500
A _________________ came about when not all people had to work at producing food and some could do other jobs.
What is division of labor
500
What was an important difference between the religious beliefs of Abraham and those of the people of Mesopotamia? A.The Mesopotamians made a covenant with God. B.Abraham practiced monotheism C.the Mesopotamians were promised Canaan as home D.Apraham worshiped many gods
What is B.Abraham practiced monotheism