Chapter 2.1: Mesopotamia-The Fertile Crescent

Question 1

Define the Fertile Crescent

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Question 2

Where is Mesopotamia located?

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Question 3

Who are the Sumerians?

Answer 3

The Sumerians were one of the earliest urban societies to emerge in the world, in Southern Mesopotamia more than 5000 years ago.

Question 4

The Sumerian Civilization

Who arrirved in Mesopotamia, how many city states did it have, and what are ziggurats?

Answer 4

Question 5

The Sumerian Civilization

Describe the Sumerians’ culture and government. What are theocracies?

Answer 5

Question 6

The Sumerian Civilization

What is a Cuneiform?

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Question 7

The Sumerian Civilization

Who were the Scribes?

Answer 7

Question 8

The Sumerian Civilization

What is polytheism and what role did religion played in the Sumerian Cilvilization?

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Question 9

The Sumerian Civilization

What were some of the Sumerian Inventions?

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Question 10

Who were the first Mesopotamian Empires?

Answer 10

The Akkadians and Babylon

Question 11

First Mesopotamian Empires: The Akkadians

Describe The Akkadians Empire

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Question 12

First Mesopotamian Empires: Babylon

Describe The Babylon Empire

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