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What are some important geography features in the Middle East?
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-Tigris/Euphrates Rivers, Create the Fertile Crescent
-Syrian Desert -Zagros Mountains -irregular flooding/droughts -dry climate |
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Major contributions of SUMER
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-cuneiform
-number system based on 60 (This is why there are 60 sec. in a minute, 60 min in an hour, and 525,600 minutes in a year) -textiles, wheeled vehicles |
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Major contributions of BABYLONIA
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-Code of Hammurabi
-first written set of laws -unfair to social classes -Hanging Gardens |
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EGYPT
----- Why was the Nile River important? |
Its predictable flooding cycle allowed for farming, which led to peace :)
Irrigation used for farming, called "The Gift of the Nile" |
