Mesopotamia

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What can you infer about the advantages of Sumer’s location?

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Access to rivers and the Persian Gulf, plus the invention of the sailboat, may have provided faster transportation routes for trading.

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Which of the following describes the people who first settled on the plain of the Tigris–Euphrates valley in 7000 B.C?

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hunter-gatherers who depended on their environment for food

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What accomplishment of the early Mesopotamian cultures resulted in a long-term solution to seasonal climate changes?

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supplying water to fields with dams and canals

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How did Sumerians use the resources in their climate when building their cities?

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They combined reeds and mud to form bricks for building homes and city walls.

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What effect did the Code of Hammurabi have on the further development of civilizations?

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They introduced the written law that would emerge elsewhere later in ancient history.

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Which achievement of the Sumerian culture did the Assyrians improve upon for military use?

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They built wheeled carts called chariots.

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Cause and effect chart: Identify the events that contributed to the Chaldean Empire’s downfall. Options: 1) poor harvest; 4) materials for goods; 5) goods; 6) economy, 1) flooding; 4) food; 5) jewelry; 6) bartering power

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poor harvest; materials for goods; goods; economy

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How did the Assyrians use the technologies of the Hittite people for their own gain?

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They learned how to use iron for making spears.

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Which of the following would be the most reliable source of information about agricultural practices in ancient Mesopotamia?

• a painting showing Mesopotamian farm workers
• a lecture discussing crops grown in Mesopotamia
• an article about planting seasons in Mesopotamia
• an artifact used to grow and harvest food in Mesopotamia

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an artifact used to grow and harvest food in Mesopotamia

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Which item would a historian use to study economics in ancient Mesopotamia?

ruins of buildings in the area

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broken pottery from the period

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records of trade in Cuneiform

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ancient burial sites near the Tigris

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records of trade in Cuneiform