Ancient Mesopotamia (pre-Hammurabi)

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Mesopotamia is located between what 2 rivers?

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Euphrates and Tigris Rivers

Front

What made it so Hunter/Gatherers started living in permanent settlements?

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Agriculture

Front

Why did Mesopotamians trade food to other areas?

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Surplus food

Front

What is it called when people are able to perform different jobs, not just farming?

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Specialization

Front

When the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flood, what helped control the water?

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Irrigation

Front

The political unit where people live in the town and countryside around it is called...?

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City-State

Front

The large temples in the center of cities devoted to their protector god

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Ziggurat

Front

What is the world's first written language called?

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Cuneiform

Front

Mesopotamia is located in modern day...?
Options: America, Iraq, Syria, Iran

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Iraq

Front

What is an invention of Sumer?

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All of the above! (plow, wheel, cylinder seal)