ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA

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Mesopotamia

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Land between rivers

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The religious temples that look like pyramids but the sides look like stair steps

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Ziggurat

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What are the Sumerians famous for?

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Forming the first human civilization

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Which of the following is considered an important invention by the Sumerians? Writing, Government, Irrigation, Wheeled vehicles, All of the above

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All of the above

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What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?

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Major rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia

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How was the number 60 important to the Sumerians?

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It was the base number for their mathematics and numbering system

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What peoples came before the Akkadians in the land of Mesopotamia? Options: Babylonians, Sumerians, Persians, Greeks

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Sumerians

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What Akkadian leader rose to power and first united Mesopotamia under one rule?

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Sargon the Great

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What concept did Sargon introduce to an empire?

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When the son of a king inherited his kingdom and became king when he died

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What language did the Akkadians speak?

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Akkadian