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What is mesopotamia known for?
the wheel
The mesopotamians beloved whom lived and ruled from the ziggurats.
gods and goddesses
What is the difference between polytheistic and monotheistic?
polytheistic means worships many gods and monotheistic means to worship one god
the fertile crescent is named because
the shape
when was it created
around 3,200 BCE
What was the original purpose of cuneiform?
economy
Where were the ziggurats located?
the center of city-states
Who was the first king that was sum what a god?
King Gilgamesh
The first civilization started where?
around the Tigris and Euphrates
how long did it exist
3,000 years
What was mathematics based on?
360
How many ziggurats are there today?
25
which mythology were they polytheistic or monotheistic?
polytheistic
Another name for the fertile crescent?
The "cradle of civilization"
what was it written on
clay tablet
282
what was the biggest and most important room in a ziggurat?
the temple on the top
Did gods have their own ziggurat's?
Yes
What was the fertile crescent the birthplace of
the first civilizations.(Sumerians and Akkadians)
how many symbols were there
600-900
When did they figure out algaculture?
around 10,000-8,000 BCE
When was the first ziggurat built?
around 4000 BCE
Who was their main god?
Marduk
why is the crescent so fertile
because the rich soil
what dose it mean in laten
wedge