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Mesopotamia Flashcards

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A person who writes or copies documents is called a ___________

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scribe

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the world’s first system of writing

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cuneiform

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what is an artisan

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people who create jewelry, pottery and other skilled crafts

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_____________ is the use of canals and dams to water field for farming

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irrigation

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What is the purpose of a ziggurat

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place where people worship their gods

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what is the shape ziggurat

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triangle

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Who could attend schools

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boys

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How many gods did they believe in?

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3,000

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city states were surrounded by large

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wall

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city states each prayed to one

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god

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the people of each city-state built a _________ in the center

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ziggurat

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Each city-state has its own _______________

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government

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What kind of material Mesopotamian cities were built from

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clay bricks/mud

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Mesopotamian men and women all wore

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jewelry

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Name of warrior people (who enjoyed lion hunting)

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Assyrians

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Place in Babylon that was one of the Seven Wonders of the World

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Hanging Gardens of Babylon

17
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Leaders who created the first empire

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Sargon

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Place where Hammurabi was king

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Babylon

19
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The math system of the Sumerians was based on the number _______

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60

20
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List Inventions of Mesopotamia

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sail boat, sundial, wheel, writing

21
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Hammurabi’s Code

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a legal code that covered most aspects of daily life

22
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Present day country located in Mesopotamia

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Iraq

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What did they write information down on?

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clay tablets

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What did they believe that the gods controlled?

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everything

25
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Nickname of Mesopotamia

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fertile crescent, cradle of civilization

26
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Put the following in social order

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  1. Kings
  2. Priests
  3. Farmers
  4. Slaves
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