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20 Cards in this Set
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Between what two rivers is Mesopotamia located?
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Tigris and Euphrates
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Yearly flooding left what kind of rich soil?
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Silt
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True or False
Flooding of the rivers was unpredictable? |
True
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Did the Sumarians create the first City-States?
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Yes
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What is polytheism?
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The belief in many gods
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What was the Epic of Gigamesh?
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An ancient poem
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Who was the first empire buider?
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Sargon of Akkad
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Did Hammurabi believe in an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth?
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Yes, very much so
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What was their view of the after-life?
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bleak, grim
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Was Mesopotamia in modern day France?
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No
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Was Mesopotamia located in modern day Iraq
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Yes
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Were the priests, and slaves at the top of the social class?
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Yes
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Did the Mesopotamians have any currency?
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No
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How did they exchange items?
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They bartered
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What key elements must a civilizatin have?
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Advanced cities, Specialized workers, Complex institutins, Record keeping, Advanced technology.
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What writing system did the Mesopotamians develop?
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Cuneinform
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Was Babylon located in Mesopotamia?
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Yes
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What man-made structures did the Mesopotamians have to defend themselves?
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Walls made of dried brick
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Did the Mesopotamians ever trade with the ancient Egyptians?
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Yes, according to artifacts found.
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Did the Mesopotamians ever build irrigation systems? Why did they have to do so?
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Yes. Because after the flood waters went down they still needed water for their crops.
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