Ancient Mesopotamia

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Which statement best describes the geographical location of Mesopotamia? Options: in a valley in Southwest Asia, to the east of the Mediterranean Sea, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, along the Persian Gulf

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between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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A ziggurat is a

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pyramid-shaped temple

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What is the definition of polytheism?

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the belief in many gods

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City-states were developed in Sumer when farming villages worked together on major irrigation projects.

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worked together on major irrigation projects

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What is the definition of a legacy?

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things left to us from the past

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What is irrigation?

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the supply of water to land or crops from human-made canals

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In order to unite his empire, Hammurabi created a Code of

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Laws

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The Assyrians had a large professional

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army

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The invention of writing was such an important discovery, that it separates history from _____?

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prehistoric times

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This was a writing system that was developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia around 3,500 B.C.

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cuneiform