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Mesopotamia Flashcards

1
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poem that tells a story of heroic deeds

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Epic

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2
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What were the main weapons of the Assyrians?

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Horse-Drawn Chariots

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3
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a pyramid-shaped place of worship

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Ziggurat

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4
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a skilled person who recorded information onto clay tablets

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Scribe

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a city that has its own government and rules its own territory

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city-state

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one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world

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Hanging Gardens of BABYLON

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What could be found at the center of each city-state?

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Ziggurat

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Which groups of people were members of the middle class?

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Farmers and Laborers

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9
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having more of something than you actually need to survive

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Surplus

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Which Mesopotamian leader ordered the library of Nineveh to be built?

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Ashurbanipal

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Which rivers were located in Mesopotamia? (the two main ones)

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Tigris and Euphrates

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12
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a large territory governed by a ruler

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Empire

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13
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The people primarily used ______________to construct their buildings

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mudbricks

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a system of writing that uses wedge-shaped marks etched into clay

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cuneiform

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15
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Were people in Mesopotamia polytheistic or monotheistic?

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Polytheistic

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16
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Was it easy to walk from one city-state to another?

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no

17
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Mesopotamian kings claimed to receive their power from who?

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gods

18
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Who was king of the Akkadians?

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Sargon

19
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The Mesopotamians created a system of ________________, which they used to
communicate between city-states.

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Writing

20
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What were Mesopotamians’ tools made of?

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Iron

21
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Which Mesopotamian leader created a harsh code of laws?

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Hammurabi

22
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a smaller section of territory within an empire

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Province

23
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methods of bringing water to areas of dry land through the use of canals, streams, pipes, etc.

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Irrigation

24
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Priests and government workers were members of the _______________ class.

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Upper

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