Cuneiform Writing and Agriculture in Ancient Mesopotamia

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Primary purpose of cuneiform writing in ancient Mesopotamia

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To keep records of trade and agriculture

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Cuneiform writing was done on _________ tablets

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Clay

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Commonly grown crop in Mesopotamia

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Wheat

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Two main rivers supporting agriculture in Mesopotamia

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Tigris and Euphrates

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Tool used by Mesopotamians to write cuneiform

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Stylus

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Main reason Mesopotamians developed irrigation systems

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To water their crops

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The Mesopotamians used a system of _______ to manage their agricultural fields.

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Canals

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Civilization that developed the cuneiform writing system

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Sumerians

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Feature of the cuneiform writing system

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Use of pictographs

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The invention of cuneiform writing helped the people of Mesopotamia with

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Education and Knowledge