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24 Cards in this Set
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How did the farmers in Mesopotamia get water for their fields?
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They used a system of irrigation.
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What was most affected by the coining of money?
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The system of barter
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Which of the following happened because of the food surplus in Summer?
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a division of labor developed that was comples
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What king of the city state of Babylon put together a set of laws?
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Hammurabi
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There was an important difference betwen the religious beliefs of Abraham and the people of Mesopotamia. What was it?
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Abraham practiced monotheism.
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These were the people who invented a system of writing based on symbols that stood for sounds.
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Phoenicians
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What is the area between the Tigris and
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Mesopotamia
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These are the wedge-shaped letters written on soft clay tablets.
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Cuneiform
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What is the name of the leader of the Israelites who led them out of Egypt?
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Moses
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This is a religious temple in Sumer.
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Ziggurat
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Who was the first person to rule an empire in Mesopotamia?
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Sargon
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Who was the Babylonian ruler who established a tax system to support the government.
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Hammurabi
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This is a type of government where a king or queen rules.
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Monarchy
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What is a scribe?
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A scribe is a person in Sumerian society whose job it was to write.
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Who was Moses?
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The leader of the Israelites who led them out of Egypt.
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Where was Sumer located?
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Mesopotamia
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What came about when not all the people had to work at producing food and some could do other jobs?
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Division of Labor
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What were the two rivers in Sumer?
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the Euphrates and the Tigris
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Sumer was made up of several what?
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City-States
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What was the main way that people made their living?
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Agriculture
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What was the name of the large religious temple found in the center of each city?
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Ziggurat
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How did the Sumerians control the rivers?
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They dug canals and built dikes.
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What kind of government did each city-state have?
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Monarchy
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What is it called when you have more food than you need to stay alive?
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Surplus
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