Mesopotamia Flashcards

1
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Contributed massively to the world/modern day IRAQ

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Mesopotamia

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2
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Where is Nile River

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Egypt

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3
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Where is Indus River

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India/Pakistan

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4
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Land between 2 barriers

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Mespotamia

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5
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Birthplace of civilization

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Fertile Crescent

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6
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River that is located in Egypt/ empties Mediterranean sea

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Nile River

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7
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Predecessor of paper

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Papyrus

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8
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Pyramids for afterlife

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Engineering feat

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9
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How many pyramids are there

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3

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10
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What is embalming

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Mummification

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11
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Hundred/thousands of gods

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Polythiest

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12
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Cuneiform

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System of writing

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13
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Ziggurat

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Temple

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14
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Where CUNEIFORM AND Ziggurat came from

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Sumerians

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15
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First known emperor through King Sargon

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Akkadian

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16
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Multi ethnic meaning

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/Permanent army

17
Q

What is code of Hammurabi

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(eye=eye) (tooth=tooth)

18
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Who made code of hammurabi

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Babylonian

19
Q

where is the slab located

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Louvre Museum Paris

20
Q

From Turkey/ use of iron

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Hitties

21
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Who has the Library with over 30 000 clay tablet

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Assyrian

22
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Where is the Hanging garden of Babylon

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Chaldeans

23
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“Satrap/satrapy”

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Persian from Iran

24
Q

Duality of good and bad

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Zoroastrianism

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