g.r.a.p.e.s

Question 1

a culture that has a developed system of government religion and learning.

Answer 1

civilization

Question 2

a fertile region in Asia that includes the region of Mesopotamia

Answer 2

fertile crescent

Question 3

the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers ; birthplace of the sumerian and Babylonian Civilzations

Answer 3

Mesopotamia

Question 4

light soil in rivers that is moisture retentive soil type with a high fertility rating

Answer 4

silt

Question 5

a legacy that consists of canals, artificial lakes and gates. it allowed farmers to expand their fields and bring water to their crops

Answer 5

irrigation

Question 6

an independent self governing city and the lands /villages around it

Answer 6

city state

Question 7

to believe in many gods and godesses

Answer 7

polytheism

Question 8

a religious temple in mespotamia

Answer 8

ziggurat

Question 9

a written set of laws that apply to everyone under a government

Answer 9

code of law

Question 10

king of the babylonian empire; createtor of the code of Hammurabi

Answer 10

Hammurabi

Question 11

the way people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services

Answer 11

economy

Question 12

divisions within a society and culture

Answer 12

social structure

Question 13

(wedge-shaped) - first form of writeing ever

Answer 13

cuneiform

Question 14

writers or record keepers

Answer 14

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