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What continent is Mesopotamia located in?
Asia
Which two rivers surrounded Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates River
T or F. Not everyone was needed for farming eventually, so people started specializing in a trade?
True
How many god did Mesopotamians believe in?
Hundreds of gods, they were polytheistic
Who did the Mesopotamian people believe were responsible for natural events like floods and droughts?
Was Hammurabi's Code considered forgiving, small, harsh, or funny?
Harsh
Fertile
What was the first city-state developed in Mesopotamia?
Sumer
What was the first writing system called?
Cuneiform
Sumer
Which continent is the Nile River located in?
Africa
What technology did Sumerians invent to transport water to crops?
Irrigation systems
Who ruled over each of the small city-states in Sumer?
Each city-state was ruled by its own king.
What did Mesopotamians scribe their language in to?
Clay tablets
What mountain range is to the right of the Tigris River?
Zagros Mountains
What empire did King Hammurabi rule?
Babylonian Empire?
The Tigris and Euphrates river emptied into what body of water?
Persian Gulf
What was the world's first empire?
Akkadian Empire
What buildings did slaves help build?
Ziggurats
The statement "The punishment should fit the crime" applies to what code?
Hammurabi's Code
How did the surrounding deserts and mountains protect Mesopotamian civilizations?
They protected from invasion.
What empire was known for the "Library" at Nineveh?
Assyrian Empire
Which city-state did Gilgamesh, from the Epic of Gilgamesh, rule over?
Were slaves part of the government, social structure, artisans, or religion?
Social structure
What religion did ancient Sumerians practice?
Polytheism