Mesopotamia

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Mesopotamia, the earliest civilization, developed between:

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Tigris and Euphrates River

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Early Mesopotamian farmers faced _____________ and _____________.

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droughts/floods

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Mesopotamia's solution to uncontrolled water supply:

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irrigation system

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City states waged war over resources and territory.

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resources and territory

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Polytheism:

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belief in multiple gods

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A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top is a

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ziggurat

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Mesopotamian rivers had good farming soil made of ____________

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silt

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Sumerian writing was called

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cuneiform

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What does a scribe do?

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write

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Oldest known story?

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The Epic of Gilgamesh