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Mesopotamia was located on the continent of...

Asia

100

Mesopotamia wasn't monotheistic, instead they were...

Polytheistic

100

Mesopotamia invented the first plow called the ___.

Ard

100

Mesopotamia is usually referred to as the "__".

Cradle of Civilization

100

True or False; Mesopotamia had no currency.

True (they just traded other things without currency)

200

Mesopotamia was located near the present day nation of...

Iraq

200

The people of Mesopotamia built large buildings called...

Ziggurats

200

Mesopotamia invented the first writing system. What was this writing system called?

Cuneiform

200

King Hammurabi had a "code" (aka list of laws) with about how many rules?

280+

200

Mesopotamia's trade and economy was based on mostly...

Agriculture
300

Mesopotamia was near a fertile plains region. What was this region called?

The Fertile Crescent

300

People of Mesopotamia worshipped roughly ____ gods.

2,000

300

True or False; Mesopotamia invented the wheel.

True

300

True or False; Mesopotamia's government system was a monarchy.

True
300

What was a common item Mesopotamians traded?

Crops!

400

Mesopotamia roughly means "land between two rivers". What were these two rivers?

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

400
The ziggurats were located in which position of cities in Mesopotamia?

The center

400

Mesopotamia invented this one system that is now used in schools today that includes decimals. What is this system called?

Mathematics

400

The most notable king of Mesopotamia was...

King Hammurabi
400

True or False; Mesopotamia DIDN'T trade to other countries.

False

500
Mesopotamia had a(n) ____ climate.

Arid

500

The three main gods of Mesopotamia were...

Ea, Anu, and Enlil
500

Mesopotamia made great advancements to one beneficial thing that usually comes in the form of a small cylindrical shape nowadays used to heal humans. What is this "thing" called?

Medicine

500

True or False; Mesopotamia had at least one queen.

False (all rulers were kings!)

500

Mesopotamia was successful economy wise because...

They had fertile soil, causing trade to skyrocket with a surplus amount of crops.