Ancient Mesopotamia Part 1

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a pyramid shaped temple with a shrine at the top

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ziggurat

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governor of a district

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satrap

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the belief in many gods

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polytheism

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things left to us from the past

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legacy

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an administrative district

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province

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an order based on power and wealth

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social-class

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a person skilled at making things by hand

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artisan

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Where was Mesopotamia located?

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Tigris/Euphrates River Valley

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Why did city-states develop in Sumer?

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farming villages worked together on irrigation

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What religious practices did Sumerians observe to serve and please their gods?

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rituals because the gods controlled their everyday life.