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Mesopotamia

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What Greek word means between the rivers?

Mesopotamia

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What are the 2 rivers that flow through Mesopotamia?

Tigris and Euphrates

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Which word means able to grow crops in rich soil?

Fertile

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Which word means to supply land with water?

Irrigate

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Who were the first group of people that settled down and began a civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

Sumerians

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Give 3 characteristics of a Sumerian city-sate

Near fresh water, irrigation system, place of worship, market place, farmland,wall for protection

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What is the name of the Mesopotamian temple in the center of the city?

Ziggurat

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What were the 2 groups that ruled Mesopotamia?

Kings and priests

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What was the system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians?

Cuneiform

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What was the name of the writing implement that Mesopotamians used?

Stylus

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Name of the people who were trained to read and write?

Scribes

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What was the name of the ancient Babylonian king?

Hammurabi

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How many years did Hammurabi rule?

42

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What was Hammurabi’s motto?

An eye for an eye

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What was the wheel initially used for?

Move things when attached to oxen in cart form, make pottery, and grind grain

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What A form of personal transportation?

Chariot

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