Mesopotamia CFA

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Mesopotamians believed in _________________which is the worship of many gods.

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polytheism

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A way of supplying water to the land to water the crops.

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irrigation

Front

The Sumerians invented this type of writing:

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cuneiform

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Why did the Mesopotamians build canals?

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They needed a way to control flooding.

Front

Today, Mesopotamia is known as which country and continent?

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Iraq/Asia

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Farming

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agriculture

Front

What is the most important building in the Sumerian city-states?

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ziggurat

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The civilization of Mesopotamia would have never developed without which of the following? The development of sewer systems, The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, First set of written laws, Lots of very strong kings

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The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first

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empire

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What is a system in which people exchange goods and services for goods and services?

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barter