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The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers became known as ____ of the "land between the rivers."
What is Mesopotamia
100
The Sumerians practiced ____ and believed that different gods ruled natural events.
What is polytheism
100
Farmers created more efficient methods of farming, and used _______ with information on planting and irrigation.
What is almanacs
100
The success of ______ allowed Sumerian civilization to flourish.
What is agriculture
100
Sargon set up the _________ empire.
What is Akkadian
200
A high, flat area of land.
What is plateau
200
Sumerian ______ developed, and the Sumerians constructed temples to their gods.
What is architecture
200
To honor their gods, they built temples called_____
What is ziggurats
200
However, the Sumerians found they needed ______ to keep order.
What is laws
200
The ________ Empire followed several hundred years later.
What is Babylonian
300
The first known settlements there gave rise to the _____ culture
What is Ubaid
300
In places such as Ur, Kish, Uruk, and Eridu, _____ formed.
What is city-states
300
Standard units of measurement for weight and volume, such as the _______, were created by the Sumerians.
What is quart
300
As fewer people were needed for farming, Sumerians began to specialize and became traders, scribes, and _____.
What is craftworkers
300
After the death of Hammurabi, the empire was controlled by the ___________.
What is Kassites
400
Rivers that flow into larger rivers
What is tributaries
400
As food surpluses grew and people began to take on work beyond farming, Sumerian cities used ______ to obtain new resources.
What is Trade
400
One of the innovations that the Sumerians created to make transportation easier.
What is attach wheels to carts
400
This led to the division of society into ______ classes.
What is social
400
Later, the _________ Empire gained control of the region.
What is Assyrian
500
The early people of Southern Mesopotamia used ____, dams, and other methods to help them____ the rivers.
What is irrigation and control
500
Each one was an independent ________, led by a king who had complete authority
What is monarchy
500
The Sumerians also were the first to develop a system of writing using ______ symbols.
What is cuneiform
500
Sumerians also held strong religious beliefs and worshipped many _________ for protection.
What is deities.
500
Who was the one who created the law "an eye for an eye"
What is Hammurabi