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100

Between which 2 rivers is Mesopotamia located?

Tigris and Euphrates

100

Mesopotamians were the ____ people known to have practiced any form of writing.

First

100

True or False: King Ur-Nammu created the first laws

False, it was King Hammarubi

100

True or False: Mesopotamians never did any clay pottery 

False

100

What does Mesopotamia mean?

The land between rivers.

200

Mesopotamia reached from what is now _______ to ________ and ______.

From Iraq to Eastern Syria and Southeastern Turkey

200

What would farmers in Mesopotamia mainly grow?

Wheat, barley, peas, carrots and onions.

200

If a person were to steal a sheep, he would pay the shepherd ____ times what the sheep is worth.

30 

200

What would Mesopotamians draw on?

Clay

200

What is Aeration?

Aeration is the process by which air is circulated through, mixed with or dissolved in a liquid

300

Mesopotamia is part of the ______ Crescent.

the Fertile Crescent.

300

True or False: The people of Ur believed in many Gods

True.

300

Hammarubi was a ______ king.

Babylonian

300

True or False: Mesopotamians would play music

True

300

From which language does the name Mesopotamia come from?

Ancient Greek

400

The Euphrates river is ______ miles long.

1,740 miles

400

On which substance did Mesopotamians write on?

Clay

400

How many civilizations lived in Mesopotamia?

4

400

True or False: Potters used a wheel for making pots, bowls, etc.

True

400

What is an axle?

A central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear.

500

What is the Fertile Crescent?

An arch of land in the middle east connecting with Egypt in the west

500

What was the name of the "Moon God"?

Nanna

500

When did Assyrians start developing land routes and roads?

by 1100 BCE

500

The Mesopotamians loved playing games, especially  ______.

backgammon.

500

What does "arament" mean?

The military strength and equipment of a nation, a supply of war materials, the process of preparing for war