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The land between the two rivers (Euphrates and Tigris)
What is Mesopotamia?
100

What is one achievement that Sumerians invented

plough, wheel, irrigation, number system (60), cuneiform

100
People who trained to read and write.
Who are scribes?
200
The land great for growing that stretches in a crescent shape from Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean coast.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
200
Belief in the existence of more then one god.
What is polytheism?
200

what is cuneiform

writing system

200
The modern day nation where Mesopotamia is located.
What is Iraq?
300
Fertile particles found in the river that when left behind make the soil good for farming.
What is silt?
300
Important people in the social pyramid in ancient society that were able to communicate with the gods.
Who are priests?
300

What was the motto of the Code of Hammurabi

an eye for an eye

300

What are the advantages to living near a river?

farming, travel, trade

400
Used by the people who lived in Mesopotamia to bring water to the crops on the farms.
What is irrigation?
400

Who on the social pyramid holds the greatest power?

King

500
The continent Mesopotamia is located on.
What is Asia?
500
The building where the ancient Sumerians went to worship and where the priests worked.
What is a ziggurat?
500

What is the pyramid structure where people are ranked based on power?

social class