Ancient Mesopotamia Flashcards

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Location of Mesopotamia

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Between Tigris and Euphrates rivers

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Ziggurat:

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Pyramid-shaped temple.

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Definition of polytheism

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Belief in many gods.

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City-states in Sumer emerged when farming villages...

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...worked together on major irrigation projects.

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Akkadian Empire: Ancient world's first and largest empire.

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Created by Sargon in Mesopotamia.

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Hammurabi's Code of:

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Laws

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The Assyrians had a large professional...

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army

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Writing system developed by ancient Sumerians around 3500 B.C.

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Cuneiform

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Benefit of flooding rivers in Mesopotamia

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Leaving silt behind that helped crops grow.

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Upper class of Sumerian society:

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Priests